Kfar Monash Hoard
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The Kfar Monash Hoard is a hoard of metal objects found in the spring of 1962 by the agriculturalist Zvi Yizhar in Kfar Monash
, Israel
. Kfar Monash is located 3.3 km south-east of Tel Hefer (Tell Ishbar) in the Plain of Sharon or in modern terms 9km/6mi northeast of Netanya
, which is roughly located along the Israeli coast between Netanya
and Haifa
.
The Monash Hoard consists of:
The Crescentic Axehead was found about 5 years later at about 200m distance.
As of June 2006, the Kfar Monash Hoard was on display in the Israel Museum
.
Kfar Monash
Kfar Monash is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the northern part of the Sharon plain and covering 2,700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 785....
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Kfar Monash is located 3.3 km south-east of Tel Hefer (Tell Ishbar) in the Plain of Sharon or in modern terms 9km/6mi northeast of Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
, which is roughly located along the Israeli coast between Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
and Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
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The Monash Hoard consists of:
| object | amount |
|---|---|
| Axes | 6 |
| Small Adzes | 7 |
| Large Adzes | 4 |
| Chisels | 3 |
| --square bars | (2) |
| --circular bar | (1) |
| Saw | 1 |
| Small Knife | 1 |
| Peg | 1 |
| Crescent | 1 |
| Long curved knives | 2 |
| Spear Heads | 4 |
| Daggers | 4 |
| Mace-Head | 1 |
| Copper Plates | 800 |
| Silver Mirror? | 1 |
| Carnelian Beads? | Several |
| Crescentic Axehead | 1 |
The Crescentic Axehead was found about 5 years later at about 200m distance.
As of June 2006, the Kfar Monash Hoard was on display in the Israel Museum
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
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