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.
Abstract
The excavation at Tel Shor yielded three closely dated stamped amphora handles: two Rhodian, dating to 158–137 BCE, and one Knidian, dating to the third quarter of the second century BCE.