Near East burial practices

Cist Burial

Found at Gezer.

Phoenician Tophets

Found at Achzib and Ruqeish.

Phoenician Shaft Tombs

Phoenician shaft tombs of the 5th CENT BCE and were anthropoid sarcophagai. They did not contain Achaemenid pottery, although they sometimes contained Greek wares.

Rock-Cut Bench

The rock-cut bench tomb.

Infant Storejars

Infant storejar burials (tots in pots).

Tumuli

Tumuli tombs were found in the Jordan Valley.

Greek Tombs