The coastal plain of Israel is characterized by development of Pleistocene and Holocene sand dune fields and aeolianite ridges locally termed “kurkar” running parallel to the coast line. Kurkar ridges are built of several sedimentary cycles, which are intercalated by red sandy loam soils locally termed “hamra” (Arabic word for “red”). These kurkar ridges are designated to represent typical longitudinal sand dunes formed synchronously parallel to the coastline by dominant wind direction perpendicular to the coast. Archaeological and geological studies of sections along the Haifa-Tel-Aviv highway indicate that the upper part of exposed Quaternary sediments in the Carmel coastal plain contain two major kurkar units