... Chalcolithic period have been found, proves that there in the area has been a settlement. It must have been around the riverbeds and the water sources. On the river banks around Beersheba, on both sides, some chalcolithic settlements mainly with subterranean rooms have been found. From BA no remains have been found, and the tell has been unoccupied during this period. Then from Iron Age I (stratum VI/IX) onwards, there are findings on a permanent settlement, beginning with pits but soon developing to houses in 10th cent. (stratum V/VIII), where the tell was a fortified city surrounded by a solid wall. The well is remarkable because it does not disturb the IA I-settlements so it could have been in use even earlier. Stratum IV/ (VII+VI) has a settlement built in a circular pattern with the entrances facing inwards, a type of settlement known as enclosed settlement. This type of ...

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