Editing Oil lamp (section)

====Intermediate Bronze Age (EBIV/MBI)====
A design with four spouts for wicks appeared in the Intermediate Bronze Age (2300-2000 BC). Lamps are made from large bowls with flattened bases for stability, and four equally spaced shallow pinches in the rim for wicks, although some lamps with only a single pinch have also been found. The four-spout design evolved to provide sufficient light when fueled with fish or animal oils, which burn less efficiently than olive oil.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Herriott|first=Conn|editor-last1=Ilan|editor-first1=David|editor-last2=Shapira|editor-first2=Hananel|editor-last3=Feinberg-Vamosh|editor-first3=Miriam|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305381378|title=Artifacts from the Intermediate Bronze Age Tombs|journal=NGSBA Archaeology|volume=3|date=January 2015|pages=112–120|publisher=[[Hebrew Union College]]|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Douglas |first1=David A. |title=The Development and Demise of the Early Bronze Age Near Eastern Oil lamp, 2300 - 2000 B.C.E. |url=https://sites.google.com/site/earlyoillamps/the-early-bronze-age-iv-oil-lamp |website=Perspective on Ancient Near Eastern Oil Lamps |access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>