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New Discoveries
On Road To Edom

Ein Hatzeva, identified with the
biblical Tamar (Ezekiel 47:19),
lies on a hilltop near the south-
ern bank of the Hatzeva spring
in Israel's Arava Desert. The site
underwent numerous changes
from the First Temple period,
through Nabataen, Roman,
Byzantine and Muslim times.
The site's strategic location at a
major four-way crossroads en-
sured its continuous existence
throughout the ages, and it was
further secured by the tremen-
dous geopolitical and commercial
significance of the region.
It seems that Ein Hatzeva,
then called Tamara, was situat-
ed near the great trade circuit
known as the "Spice Route." This
ancient highway originated in
the east, passed through the Ara-
bian peninsula and continued to
Petra and the port city of Gaza.
Tamara's proximity to the Petra-
Gaza section of this route un-
doubtedly made the site an
attractive way-station for the
many caravans traveling back
and forth along this road.
Excavations at Ein Hatzeva,
conducted by the Israel Antiqui-
ties Authority since 1987, have
uncovered the remains of a se-
ries of fortresses, one on top of
the other. The earliest apparently
dates to the reign of King
Solomon, 10th century BCE. The
middle fortress, the most im-
pressive, has been attributed to
the 9th-8th centuries BCE; and
the latest was constructed dur-
ing the 7th-6th centuries BCE.
Unfortunately, little of the latter
has survived. These fortresses
were apparently important ad-
ministrative centers and military
strongholds, strategically posi-
tioned along the ancient road to
Eilat.
The most fascinating revela-
tion at the site was the discovery
of an Edomite shrine from the
late First Temple period, built
just outside the fortress walls.
Here, outside the elongated
building which was apparently
the shrine, excavators found
dozens of deliberately smashed
pottery and stone cult objects,
buried beneath the stones of
varying sizes. They consist of
mainly incense and libation ves-
sels; and among them are hu-
man-shaped stands, chalices,
cup-shaped incense burners,
pomegranates, small altars and
a stone statue. Painstakingly re-
assembled, the shards form a
breathtaking collection of some
70 rare cult objects currently on
view at the Israel Museum. The
objects have been attributed to
the Edomites, based on their
striking resemblance to cult-ves-
sels discovered in the Edomite
shrine at Qitmit to the north.
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