▁in ▁Tel ▁Am r , ▁T irat ▁Ha - C arm el ▁and ▁mostly ▁in ▁Tel ▁Te ' en im . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁sites , ▁including ▁Y ok ne am ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Je z re el ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁northern ▁coast al ▁plain . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁those ▁nich es ▁were ▁people ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁status ▁( rel ig ious , ▁social ▁or ▁economic ). ▁ ▁Fort ified ▁city . ▁ ▁Y ok ne am ▁was ▁a ▁fort ified ▁city ▁from ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 1 6 5 0 ▁B CE . ▁The ▁fort ifications ▁were ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁bur ial ▁cave , ▁ce aling ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁ent ran ces . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁three ▁different ▁fort ification ▁systems ▁were ▁built . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁massive ▁constru ctions ▁of ▁mud br ick ▁on ▁a ▁stone ▁base , ▁with ▁a ▁gla cis ▁built ▁into ▁their ▁outer ▁face . ▁The ▁third ▁fort ification , ▁d ating ▁to ▁between ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁B CE , ▁was ▁less ▁significant . ▁ ▁A ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁site ' s ▁history ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁un fort ified ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Bron ze ▁Age , ▁and ▁last ed ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁un fort ified ▁settlement ▁phase , ▁between ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁and ▁