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. 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.[1], which is roughly located along the Israeli coast between Netanya and Haifa.
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 on about 200m distance.[2],
As of June 2006 the Kfar Monash Hoard was on display in the Israel Museum.
