Shelomi, Adamit Neighborhood

In October 2020 and July 2021, two salvage excavations were conducted in the Adamit neighborhood of the town of Shelomi (Permit Nos. A-8862, A-9067; map ref. 213520–96/776360–408; Fig. 1) prior to construction work. The excavations, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by Shelomi Municipality, were directed by S. Dallasheh (field photography), with the assistance of Y. Ya‘akobi (administration), A. Wiegmann, M. Peleg and J.A. Sánchez Streger (surveying and photogrammetry), Y. Shmidov (drone photography), G. Cinamon (field photography and scientific consultation), D. Syon (metal detection and preliminary coin identification), H. Baron (anthropology), R. Be’eri (pottery reading and guidance), A. Shapiro (maps), H. Tahan-Rosen (pottery drawing and plans), A. Ram-Grinstein (metallurgical laboratory), Z. Turgeman-Yaffe (archaeozoology), Y. Gorin-Rosen (glass), L. Porat (restoration), A. Golani (jewelry), I. Ktalav (figurine), D. Gazit (studio photography), J. Gosker and N. Getzov (scientific guidance) and R. Capul, M. Asakly, Y. Gur, P. Spivak, Y. Lerer, E. Mordechovich and O. Zingboym (IAA archaeologists), as well as laborers from the village of Sha‘ab.