The Pre-Dam Stratum (Stratum V)

Extensive remains of human activities that predate the construction of the Naḥal Tanninim Dam were uncovered in the excavations. They can be assigned to a pre-dam stratum (Stratum V), either because they were damaged by the construction of the dam or the Low-Level Aqueduct (Stratum IV), or because they are located below the water level of the reservoir and covered by the sediments that accumulated there. These remains include kurkar quarries, burial caves, an aqueduct (termed here the Lower Aqueduct) and a paved road beside and above the aqueduct (see Chapter 1: Plan 1.1). Kurkar was a common building stone