1 5 5 0 ▁B CE , ▁inhabitants ▁buried ▁the ▁dead , ▁particularly ▁children , ▁under ▁the ▁flo ors ▁of ▁houses ▁in ▁bur ial ▁j ars ▁ ▁or ▁tomb s , ▁with ▁offer ings ▁laid ▁beside ▁the ▁bodies . ▁One ▁notable ▁offering ▁was ▁an ▁art istic ▁vessel ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁what ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁don key , ▁from ▁whose ▁mouth ▁liquid ▁could ▁be ▁pou red . ▁A ▁ ▁layer ▁of ▁d irt ▁fill ▁separ ates ▁the ▁Middle ▁and ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁phases ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁settlement ▁above ▁that ▁fill ▁presents ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁urban ▁plan ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁habit ation . ▁ ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁ ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁Y ok ne am ▁last ed ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁B CE . ▁The ▁well - pres erved ▁houses ▁exc av ated ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁contained ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁pot tery , ▁including ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁Ch oc olate - on - white ▁w are . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁artifact s ▁were ▁imports ▁from ▁foreign ▁lands , ▁including ▁Cy pr us ▁and ▁My c ena e . ▁Two ▁Egypt ian ▁tools ▁were ▁found , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁whether ▁these ▁are ▁original s ▁or ▁locally - made ▁copies . ▁Silver ▁ear r ings , ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁Mit anni ▁culture , ▁were ▁also ▁found . ▁A ▁be et le ▁stamp ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁a ▁bow l ▁bearing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ph ara oh