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researched the site and found five very large stone structures, between 10 and 53 metres long and 2.8-6.62 metres high, each with a funerary room in its centre. The rough-hewn stone blocks form rectangular walled structures. Vincent studied the building style and drew the conclusion that they were
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survey gives the site the identification code Hizma, site number 480 in
Benjamin, coordinates 17580 and 13880. Archaeological evidence shows that the site was occupied during the Middle Bronze Age. Excavation work was executed by Tzur Abeles, who published the results in 1997.
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