Abstract
EXCAVATIONS at Tell Duweir, the Biblical J2j Lachish, in the third season of the Wellcome Archaeological Research Expedition to the Near East, of which Mr. J. L. Starkey is director, carried on the further exploration and clearance of the cave-dwelling settlement of the Early Copper Age which lies to the north-west from the Tell, the clearing of the temple and shrine outside the city walls at the north-west corner of the Tell, which was discovered last year and then shown to be contemporary with the xviii and xixth Dynasties of Egypt, the completion of the examination of the Iron Age cemetery to the south-west, the further clearance of the gate at the south-west corner of the Tell, with its subsidiary works, and further work on the summit of the mound, which included the clearing of the Persian shrine of the Sun. A considerable amount of labour was also expended on retaining walls for terracing the west side of the Tell and other necessary work for the disposal of the material to be removed in the course of excavation.
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Excavations at Tell Duweir, 1934–35. Nature 136, 113–114 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136113a0
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