Kfar Monash Hoard

Although they have been assumed to be scales of armor from an Egyptian army unit, as proposed by archaeologist Shmuel Yeivin,[3] recent reevaluations have confuted this claim.

Several metal objects similar to those in the Kfar Monash hoard were found in this general area of the Levant.

[5] Kfar Monash objects were also dated, based on typological considerations, to EB IB,[6] similarly to the axes from Tel Beth Shean.

This is the copper-arsenic-nickel alloy that is especially characteristic of Chalcolithic period Arslantepe in Eastern Anatolia (the upper Euphrates region).

[9] Objects from Arslantepe using such polymetallic ores are mainly ascribed to Level VIA (3400–3000 BCE), dating to the Uruk period.

Copper Weapons & Tools, Kefar Monash Copper Hoard, 2950-2650 BC
Copper Scale Armor, Kefar Monash Hoard. Israel Museum , Jerusalem
Egyptian type copper axes, Kefar Monash Copper Hoard. Israel Museum , Jerusalem