Ashqelon Barnea is an Early Bronze Age I site located in the southern coastal Mediterranean plain. Excavations at the site uncovered a wealth of architecture, burials and finds. Most notably, there is evidence for extensive metal working.

Relevant publications:
Rosenberg, D. 2023. The Groundstone assemblage. In: Golani, A. (ed.) Ashqelon Barne’a – The Early Bronze Age I Site. Vol. II - The Finds, pp. 135–180. IAA Reports, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem.

Rosenberg, D., and Golani, A. 2012. Groundstone tools of a ‘coppersmiths’ community – Understanding stone-related aspects of the Early Bronze Age site of Ashqelon Barnea. Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology 25(1): 27–51.