תל אבו הואם | |
 2001 expedition by theUniversity of Haifa | |
 Interactive map of Tell Abu Hawam | |
| Location | Haifa Bay, Haifa, Israel |
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| Region | Levant |
| Coordinates | 32°48′03″N35°01′09″E / 32.80083°N 35.01917°E /32.80083; 35.01917 |
| Type | Tell |
| History | |
| Periods | Antiquity |
| Cultures | |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1932 |
| Archaeologists | |
| Management | Israel Antiquities Authority |
Tell Abu Hawam is the site of a small city established in theLate Bronze Age (circa 1600 BCE) in the area of modern-dayHaifa,Israel.[1] The sixth century BCE geographerScylax described the city[which?] as being located "between the bay and the promontory ofZeus", by the latter meaning the northwestern extremity ofMount Carmel. It existed as a port city and a fishing village, and was moved[when?] to the site south of what is now the neighborhood ofBat Galim. The city eventually expanded into what is now the city of Haifa.[dubious –discuss][citation needed]
The site was excavated by a British expedition from 1929 to 1933.[2]
During the 1929-1933 British excavations, a black-glazed bowl of the "fish-plate" type was uncovered, featuring aPhoenician graffito scratched on its underside. It is suggested that the bowl may originate from the 4th or 3rd century BCE.[2]
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