▁the ▁m ound ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁D ynast y ▁of ▁Egypt ▁or ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁D ynast y , ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁mill en ni um ▁B CE . ▁No ▁architect ural ▁features ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Early ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁have ▁been ▁un ear th ed ▁during ▁exc av ations ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁record ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁century ▁between ▁the ▁Early ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁and ▁later ▁remains . ▁ ▁Middle ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁ ▁The ▁Middle ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁remains ▁at ▁Tel ▁Y ok ne am ▁were ▁found ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁lim estone ▁bed rock . ▁ ▁Early ▁settlement ▁and ▁bur ial ▁cave ▁ ▁Under ne ath ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁Y ok ne am ▁which ▁was ▁constructed ▁som etime ▁before ▁between ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁B CE , ▁a ▁layer ▁of ▁burn et ▁mud br ick ▁material ▁( d ifferent ▁than ▁the ▁material ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁period ) ▁mixed ▁with ▁p oth ser ds , ▁b ones ▁and ▁ash . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁structures ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁mud br ick . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁ash ▁and ▁the ▁ske leton ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁male ▁may ▁indicate ▁that ▁this ▁settlement ▁was ▁viol ently ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire . ▁Ar ound ▁these ▁remains ▁were ▁two ▁open ings ▁to