| Tell Abu Hawam | |
| Native Name: | תל אבו הואם |
| Native Name Lang: | he |
| Map: | Tell Abu Hawam 011.jpg |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 32.8008°N 35.0192°W |
| Location: | Haifa Bay, Haifa, Israel |
| Region: | Levant |
| Type: | Tell |
| Epochs: | Antiquity |
| Excavations: | 1932 |
| Management: | Israel Antiquities Authority |
Tell Abu Hawam is the site of a small city established in the Late Bronze Age (circa 1600 BCE) in the area of modern-day Haifa, Israel.[1] It was known to the Crusaders as la|Cayphas Vetusta (Ancient Haifa) and la|Vetus Cayphas (Old Haifa).
It existed as a port city and a fishing village, and was moved in the late 11th century to the site which became known as Haifa el-Atika.
The site was excavated by a British expedition from 1929 to 1933.
During the 1929-1933 British excavations, a black-glazed bowl of the "fish-plate" type was uncovered, featuring a Phoenician graffito scratched on its underside. It is suggested that the bowl may originate from the 4th or 3rd century BCE.
