The site of Ma‘ayan Baruch (Hamara) is located on a moderate hill marking the northern edge of the Hula Basin. It is an Upper Acheulian site with a large assemblage of thousands of flint hand axes that were found during surveys (most of them discovered as surface finds). Within this assemblage, a collection of basalt hand axes was retrieved as well, representing a particular technological choice within the Upper Acheulian.

Relevant publications:
Rosenberg, D., Shimelmitz, R., Gluhak, T. M. and Assaf, A. 2015. The Geochemistry of Basalt Handaxes from the Lower Palaeolithic Site of M a‛ ayan B aruch, Israel—A Perspective on Raw Material Selection. Archaeometry, 57: 1–19.
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