Ḥaluẓa, The Extra-Urban Survey

During 2018–2020, an archaeological survey and a geophysical prospection were conducted in the extra-urban area of H alu z a (Elusa, el-Khalaṣa; License Nos. G-14/2018, S-918/2019, S-1011/2020; central map ref. 16750/55475). The survey, on behalf of the Institute of Archaeology at the University of Cologne, was directed by M. Heinzelmann with the assistance of C. Schöne (organization, surveying and GIS), Tali Erickson-Gini (pottery), D. Wozniok (survey technique), A. Schröder (geophysics, portable X-Ray Fluorescence and 3D site recording), D. Zell (digital terrain modelling) and R. Hirsch of Makman Dunes Desert Lodge (accommodation and infrastructure). Students from the University of Cologne participated in the archaeological survey and geophysical prospection. We thank both the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority for their permits and their continuous support of our project.