. Modern research as illustrating the Bible . depression between them exhibits three other strata, one preceding,and two following, the four represented by the east The two lowest of these strata are earlier than anything found atTell el-Hesy, and belong in fact to the Neolithic Mr. Macalistersfirst excavations showed that at that time Gezer was occupied bv anaboriginal non-Semitic race, of small stature, between five feet fourinches and live feet seven inches in height, who lived in caves, or inrude huts of wood and stone, and who (as was shown by the remainsof calcined bones, an
. Modern research as illustrating the Bible . depression between them exhibits three other strata, one preceding,and two following, the four represented by the east The two lowest of these strata are earlier than anything found atTell el-Hesy, and belong in fact to the Neolithic Mr. Macalistersfirst excavations showed that at that time Gezer was occupied bv anaboriginal non-Semitic race, of small stature, between five feet fourinches and live feet seven inches in height, who lived in caves, or inrude huts of wood and stone, and who (as was shown by the remainsof calcined bones, and a blackened chimney) cremated their dead ina cave arranged for the purpose, in which, in accordance with awide]y diffused practice, they placed food-vessels for the use of thedeceased. Here is a plan of this Neolithic burial-cave. It is about QS. ( Quarterly Statement of the Palestine Exploration Fund) 02. 319, 364;03. !; L3 (Table of strata at Gezer : cf. :;. )).v LiiC. r. i HO CANAAN AS KNOWN THROUGH EXCAVATION. _^j [By permission of the Palestine Exploration Funa\ Plan of the Neolithic the Quarterly Statement, 1002, p. 371.
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