Es Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F
Es Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F North Annex · Es Site
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period rock art·🇮🇱 Haifa, Es Skhul, Israel
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About Es Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F
Es Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F in Haifa, Es Skhul, Israel is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal panel 12 m long × 3 m high and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 32.6270N 34.9580E controls access to Haifa resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock art for Haifa, Es Skhul, illustrating Multi-period rock art construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Meaning of iconographic motifs
- 02Dating of superimposed phases
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period rock art
- Purpose
- Rock art sanctuary and ritual landscape with petroglyphs/pictographs
- Rediscovered
- 1994 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Es Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F main structure
c. 1934
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1994–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Es Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
32.6270° N · 34.9580° E · 318 m · 4 mapped features
Es Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F — Main Structure
panelPrincipal rock art — Panel 12 m long × 3 m high with diagnostic masonry/panel
32.6278° N · 34.9589° EEs Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
32.6260° N · 34.9573° EEs Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with petroglyph panel extension
32.6285° N · 34.9592° EEs Skhul Terrace Flint Scatter F — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
32.6254° N · 34.9569° E