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The paper examines new aspects of the arrival of Early Transcaucasian (ETC) migrants in the southern Levant during the 3rd millennium BCE. A contextual analysis of Khirbet Kerak Ware (KKW) pottery and related finds at Tel Bet Yerah reveals patterns of continuity and discontinuity at different levels of spatial and social organization: from house and household to site and region. These patterns are related to the settlement of ETC migrants at the site, and indicate a clear segregation of locals and newcomers at the site level and differences in cultural behaviour and the use of space at the household level. Through a discussion of various aspects of food preparation, consumption habits, domestic ritual, storage and architecture, the paper examines the manner in which this behaviour was active in the preservation and construction of the ETC migrants' identity as a diaspora community.
Sarit Paz (Fri,) studied this question.