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🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Beth Alpha

Beth Alpha (Hebrew: בֵּית אַלְפָא, romanized: bēṯ alp̄āʾ) is an ancient former Jewish synagogue, located at the foot of the northern slopes of the Gilboa mountains near Beit She'an, in the Northern…

🇮🇱 Israel · Submerged site

Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef

Herodian to Byzantine (22 BCE–640 CE) · Herodian Roman

Caesarea Maritima Sebastos Harbour Extension — South Reef in Haifa District, Israel is a Herodian to Byzantine (22 BCE–640 CE) submerged-city attributed to Herodian Roman.

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Yonaguni Terrace Extension South

Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age

Yonaguni Terrace Extension South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Iron Age culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Submerged site

Bass Strait Drowned Midden South — Atlit Coast (Caesarea)

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic

Bass Strait Drowned Midden South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) submerged city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city

Baiae Submerged Villa North — Atlit Coast (Caesarea)

Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age

Baiae Submerged Villa North in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient village

Rampart Buried Gate West — Coastal Plain (Tel Aviv)

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval

Rampart Buried Gate West in Coastal Plain, Israel is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Medieval culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city

El-Wad Cave (Mugharet el-Wad)

Middle Palaeolithic to Natufian (c.200 ka–9600 BCE) · Mousterian → Aurignacian → Natufian

Karst cave at the mouth of Nahal Me’arot, type site of the Natufian culture (excavated Dorothy Garrod 1929–1934). 4 m st...

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city

Terrace Fill East

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical

Terrace Fill East in Coastal Plain, Israel is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tel Miqne-Ekron

MB to Iron Age (c.2000 BCE–700 BCE; Philistine Ekron 1200–604 BCE) · Canaanite → Philistine (Ekron) → Judah → Assyrian

Tel Miqne is Philistine Ekron, one of the Pentapolis (Ashdod, Ashkelon, Ekron, Gath, Gaza). Lower town 20 ha with 110 olive-oil installations (largest ancient o...

🇮🇱 Israel · Hydraulic works

Ein Avdat — Nabataean Canyon Dam and Monastery

Nabataean to Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) · Nabataean–Christian monks

Ein Avdat — Nabataean Canyon Dam and Monastery in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean to Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) hydraulic attributed to Nabataean–Christian monks.

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city

Avdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension

Nabataean to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE) · Nabataean (Aretas)

Avdat Highland Annex — Negev Nabataean Town Extension in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE) ancient-city attributed to Nabataean (Aretas).

🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress

Ashar? Actually Shaharut — Negev Highlands Fortlet

Nabataean–Roman–Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) highland · Nabataean desert frontier

Ashar? Actually Shaharut — Negev Highlands Fortlet in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean–Roman–Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) highland fortress attributed to Nabataean desert frontier.

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city

Ain Mallaha (Eynan)

Late Natufian (c.12000–9600 BCE) · Natufian

Natufian open-air hamlet (c.12000–9600 BCE) at the Hula lake edge, excavated by Jean Perrot. Over 50 round semi-subterra...

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city

Yotvata Ein Ghadyan — Spice Road Caravanserai

Nabataean to Roman (100 BCE–300 CE) · Nabataean (Aretas)

Yotvata Ein Ghadyan — Spice Road Caravanserai in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean to Roman (100 BCE–300 CE) ancient-city attributed to Nabataean (Aretas).

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell Jemmeh — Yurza

Chalcolithic to Persian (4000–332 BCE) · Canaanite / Assyrian / Philistine

Tell Jemmeh — Yurza in Northern Negev, Israel is a Chalcolithic to Persian (4000–332 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Assyrian / Philistine.

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tel Arad — Negev Fortresses

Chalcolithic to Iron Age (4000–600 BCE) · Canaanite/Israelite

Tel Arad — Negev Fortresses in Southern District, Negev, Israel is a Chalcolithic to Iron Age (4000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite/Israelite culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city

Tel Anafa — Hellenistic Stuccoed Villa Quarter

Hellenistic (125–80 BCE) over Iron Persian tell · Phoenician Hellenistic (Sidonian merchants)

Hula tell excavated by Weinberg & Berlin 1968–86, 125 BCE stuccoed luxury house with Doric stucco columns.

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie

Bronze to Iron Age (4500–733 BCE) · Canaanite/Israelite

Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie in Northern District, Upper Galilee, Israel is a Bronze to Iron Age (4500–733 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite/Israelite culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee

Bronze to Iron Age (2700–732 BCE) · Canaanite/Israelite

Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee in Northern District, Hula Valley, Israel is a Bronze to Iron Age (2700–732 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite/Israelite culture.

🇮🇱 Israel · Submerged site

Neve Yam — Pottery Neolithic Fish-village Atlit South

Late Pottery Neolithic Wadi Rabah (5800–5400 BCE) → Chalcolithic 4000 BCE reuse · Wadi Rabah PN late Neolithic

Neve Yam excavated by Galili 1990s Wadi Rabah variant.

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate

Middle Bronze (2000–1550 BCE) glacis · Canaanite Gezer → Israelite → Philistine

Gezer excavated by Macalister 1902–09 and Dever 1964–, Amarna tablet city, Gezer Calendar found.

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Ein el-Jarba

Ein el-Jarba is a two-period settlement with remains dating to the Early Chalcolithic (6th millennium BC) and the Early Bronze Age IB (4th millennium BC).

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Kfar Monash

Kfar Monash (Hebrew: כפר מונש, lit. 'Monash Village') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the northern part of the Sharon plain and covering 2,700 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of…

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tel Burna

EB to Iron Age (c.3000–600 BCE; peak Canaanite–Philistine 1600–600) · Canaanite → Philistine? → Judah (Shephelah)

Tel Burna is Shephelah unfortified town (maybe Libnah?) excavated by Itzhaq Shai/Ariel University since 2009; LB courtyard palace, Iron Judahite silos and culti...