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The site of Tell Fadous-Kfarabida is located on the coast of Lebanon, 2 km south of the modern town of Batroun (Fig. 1). It was accidentally discovered in the spring of 2004 after bulldozing operations undertaken by the landowners had created several huge sections, through which architectural structures and artifacts became exposed (Fig. 2). In the years of 2004 and 2005 a team from the Department of History and Archaeology of the American University of Beirut, led by H. Sader and H. Genz documented two of the large sections. 7 The material retrieved from the sections predominantly dated to the Early Bronze Age II–III periods. The site is one of the few coastal settlements in Lebanon where Bronze Age levels are easily accessible for excavation. Furthermore, it was observed that each winter substantial amounts of soil and stones were washed down from the sections leading to a substantial loss of archaeological information. Therefore from 2007 onwards rescue excavations were undertaken at the site, again directed by H. Sader and H. Genz. The excavations conducted in 2007 and 2008 revealed in addition to an excellently preserved Early Bronze Age settlement less substantial of traces dating to the Middle Bronze Age on top. 8 Among the latter is the tomb which is discussed here in detail.