Two Hoards from Khirbat Wadi Ḥamam and the Scope of the Bar Kokhba Revolt

Abstract

Two hoards from the reign of Hadrian were discovered in a massive destruction layer at Khirbat
Wadi Ḥamam in the Eastern Lower Galilee. The first hoard contains 60 silver and bronze coins
and the second, 11 bronze coins. Based on their general character and archaeological contexts
both can be defined as emergency hoards. A detailed presentation of the Ḥamam hoards and
their context is followed by a discussion of their historical implication and the question of the
involvement of Galilee in the Bar Kokhba revolt.