Tell Abu Hawam
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תל אבו הואם | |
 2001 expedition by the University of Haifa | |
 Interactive map of Tell Abu Hawam | |
| Location | Haifa Bay, Haifa, Israel |
|---|---|
| Region | Levant |
| Coordinates | 32°48′03″N 35°01′09″E / 32.80083°N 35.01917°E |
| Type | Tell |
| History | |
| Periods | Antiquity |
| Cultures | |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1932 |
| Archaeologists | |
| Management | Israel Antiquities Authority |
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 Haifa, Israel.[1] It was known to the Crusaders as Latin: Cayphas Vetusta (Ancient Haifa) and Latin: Vetus Cayphas (Old Haifa).
It existed as a port city and a fishing village, and was moved in the late 11th century to the site which became known as Haifa el-Atika.
The site was excavated by a British expedition from 1929 to 1933.[2]
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.[2]
Gallery
Tell Abu Hawam Plan 1932
Jars excavated from the site of Tell Abu Hawam
Tell Abu Hawam drawn by William Henry Bartlett
Survey of Palestine 1929 (Tell Abu Hawam on bottom right, next to a Leather Factory)
Survey of Palestine (1:10,000), 1929, showing the tell in the bottom right, on the western edge of the Kishon River
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