Hazor — Canaanite Palace North Wing (Tell Hazor)
חצור · Hazor Palace N
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇮🇱 Northern, Hazor, Israel
About
About Hazor — Canaanite Palace North Wing (Tell Hazor)
Hazor — Canaanite Palace North Wing (Tell Hazor) in Northern, Hazor, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area unmeasured ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 230 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1062 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1882
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
33.0200° N · 35.5600° E · 230 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Hazor — Canaanite Palace North Wing (Tell Hazor) — structure with stratified deposits
33.0224° N · 35.5604° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Hazor — Canaanite Palace North Wing (Tell Hazor) — complex with stratified deposits
33.0194° N · 35.5596° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Hazor — Canaanite Palace North Wing (Tell Hazor) — outlier with stratified deposits
33.0186° N · 35.5595° E