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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar - Cave or Rock Shelter in Israel

Submitted by motist on Thursday, 15 July 2010  Page Views: 7242

Natural PlacesSite Name: Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar
Country: Israel Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: 'Arad  Nearest Village: Kibuts Ein Gedi
Latitude: 31.391708N  Longitude: 35.333827E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
1 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar
Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar submitted by motist : Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar Israel museum (Vote or comment on this photo)
The "Cave of the Treasure" is located on a cliff in a canyon that descends through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, some 10 km. southwest of Ein-Gedi. This is an extremely hot, dry region which helped to preserve the archeological finds.

In the Judean Desert expedition of 1960-1961, tens of caves in the canyons were searched and several of them excavated. The Cave of the Treasure is a natural cave with a broad opening on the cliffside. Its mouth is some 50 m. below the top of the cliff that drops another 250 m. to the bed of the canyon. In the past, a narrow path along the cliff led to the cave, but it collapsed from erosion and rock falls. The excavators had to reach the cave by means of a ladder.

This cave, like others in the region, was inhabited in the Chalcolithic period (4th millenium BCE) and deep occupation layers, mainly of ash and refuse, were found, including many artifacts: crude hand-made clay vessels decorated with red paint, typical of the period; globular stone grinding and pounding vessels; flint implements used for cutting and as arrowheads; bone implements such as awls; and necklaces of shell, bone and semi-precious stones. Portions of a loom built of wooden beams, stone and clay loom weights, spatulas showing signs of use, spindle whorls, and cloth pieces of woven linen and wool were found, as well as wooden artifacts, strainers, portions of straw mats, ropes and basketry and even part of a leather garment and the sole of a sandal. The botanical finds attest to the food of the inhabitants of the cave: wheat and barley, lentils, olives and dates. Faunal remains include bones of sheep and goats, hunted animals such as deer and ibex, and a variety of birds. In this cave and in the one next to it, burials of men, women and children, placed in pits with pottery vessels, were uncovered.
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Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar
Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar submitted by motist : Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar Israel museum (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar
Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar
Cave of the Treasure in wadi Mishmar submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

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