Abstract
A group of unique vessels found during excavations and surveys at the site of Hagoshrim was tested for mineralogical composition. These were found to be made of chlorite, a mineral occurring in ophiolite rocks. The closest such deposits to northern Israel are in northern Syria, Anatolia, and Cyprus, hundreds of kilometers from Hagoshrim, suggesting that these vessels were brought to the site from one or more of these potential sources. In this paper, we present the results of the mineralogical analyses of the vessels and describe their typology. We then discuss various aspects of these vessels, specifically, the mechanism through which they may have reached Hagoshrim and the nature of the ties between the northern and southern Levant that are reflected by these meticulously made vessels.
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