Tel Shor: Stamped Amphora Handles

Key Points

• This research aims to analyze stamped amphora handles found at Tel Shor to understand their historical context.
• Excavation conducted at Tel Shor site.
• Identification and dating of three amphora handles.
• Comparison of Rhodian and Knidian artifacts.
• Two Rhodian amphora handles dated to 158–137 BCE.
• One Knidian amphora handle dated to the third quarter of the second century BCE.
• Findings suggest significant trade activity in the region.