Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5
Period Late Holocene·Regional culture Mideast-Tell·🇮🇱 Israel Region 5, Israel
About
About Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5
Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 in Israel Region 5, Israel is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing. Recorded context — Period: Period Late Holocene; Culture: Regional culture Mideast-Tell; Field status: ongoing; Materials: sandstone, plaster; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Mideast-Tell tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Observatory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Period Late Holocene
- Culture
- Regional culture Mideast-Tell
- Purpose
- tell ritual/settlement purpose for Mideast-Tell
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1890
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5
On the ground
Structures & features
33.2361° S · 68.3071° E · 464 m · 3 mapped features
- Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 — Principal Palacepalacepalace at Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 — hydraulic feature33.2343° S · 68.3083° E
- Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 — Northern Templetempletemple at Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 — outlier feature33.2364° S · 68.3059° E
- Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 — Southern Gategategate at Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 — subsidiary complex33.2373° S · 68.3082° E