Gunneweg Jan and Michel, Helen.V. 1999, Does the different layout of the Late Bronze age tombs at Laish/Dan and Akko in northern Canaan reflect different trade relations? An instrumental neutron activation study on Mycenaean pottery, Journal of Archaeological Science, 989-995 Mycenaean IIIA and IIIB pottery was found in the beehive shaped tomb 387 at Laish/Dan and in the rectangular tombs at Akko, both situated in northern Canaan. This pottery was subjected to instrumental neutron activation analysis to learn where it was manufactured. We were able to establish that the general architectural differences in the form of the tombs also corresponded in a different origin of the pottery found within these tombs. The Laish/Dan pottery was traceable to Mycenae and Berbati, whereas the Akko Mycennaean pottery was traced to Nichories on the west of Greece. Both sites show a similar concept of a group of foreigners who had been stationed in Northern Canaan, accompanied by their families, and possibly acting as the trade link between Akk and Laish/Dan with Cyprus and the Argolid. The pottery and other artifacts as daggers and seals reflect the diseased's link with Cyprus and the Argolid motherland as well as with the west of Greece. Comments? Please write: Jan Gunneweg To return, click Archaeometry abstracts of our work or click "BACK" or click the Homepage . Jan Gunneweg Ph.D., The Hebrew University, revised November 2005