Whole Nuclear Family Found in Ancient Phoenician Tomb in Israel
`The remains of what seems to be a cherished child buried with its unadorned parents in Achziv 2,800 years ago indicate they lived well and died a century before the Assyrians arrived
Cypriot and Phoenician pottery, bronze bowl, necklace found in the Phoenician grave at Achziv Credit: Valdimir Neikhin
A 2,800-year-old grave of what seems to be a nuclear family, a child buried with its parents, has been discovered in the Phoenician port city of Achziv. The child had been interred wearing a necklace made of precious beads made of gold, silver, agate, amber and carnelian.
Together with the family’s remains, the archaeologists also found a bronze bowl and seven intact decorated vessels. The quality of the child’s necklace and the elaborate nature of the vessels indicate that the family was well off, the archaeologists suggest.