Tell Abu Hawam is the site of a small city established in the Late Bronze Age (circa 1600 BCE) in the area of modern-day

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. The sixth century BCE geographer Scylax described the city as being located "between the bay and the promontory of

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. It existed as a port city and a fishing village, and was moved to the site south of what is now the neighborhood of Bat Galim. The city eventually expanded into what is now the city of Haifa. The site was excavated by a British expedition from 1929 to 1933.

Archaeology

During the 1929-1933 British excavations, a black-glazed bowl of the " fish-plate" type was uncovered, featuring a Phoenician graffito scratched on its underside. It is suggested that the bowl may originate from the 4th or 3rd century BCE. Tell Abu Hawam 006

References

* Encyclopedia Judaica, ''Haifa'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 7, pp. 1134–1139 * The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Volume 5, article Abu Hawam p 1553 {{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Hawam Archaeological sites in Israel History of Haifa