Abu Qurinat

In June–July 2018, a salvage excavation was conducted in Neighborhood 57 in the village of Abu Qurinat (Permit No. A-8286; map ref. 196881–7010/561184–299; Fig. 1), prior to the expansion of the neighborhood. The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Authority for Development and Settlement of the Bedouin in the Negev, was directed by T. Abulafia (field photography), with the assistance of Y. Alamor (administration), A. Lehavi and A. Gera (instruction), E. Aladjem (surveying and drafting), I. Azulay (plans) and M. Smilanski (flint drawing), as well as youth from the village.