Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee
PPNB·PPNB cult·🇮🇱 Galilee, Nazareth, Israel
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About Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee
Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee at Galilee, Nazareth, Israel is a PPNB temple complex of the PPNB cult tradition, built c. 8800 BCE for ppnb mortuary cult enclosure 30 pillars. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersKfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee at Galilee, Nazareth, Israel is a PPNB temple complex of the PPNB cult tradition, built c. 8800 BCE for ppnb mortuary cult
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
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. 8800 BCE
- Period
- PPNB
- Culture
- PPNB cult
- Purpose
- PPNB mortuary cult enclosure 30 pillars
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 8800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee
On the ground
Structures & features
32.7100° N · 35.2800° E · 471 m · 4 mapped features
- Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee Main Temple-Complex Featuretemple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee – central ppnb mortuary cult enclosure 30 pillars element with stratified deposits32.7101° N · 35.2801° E
- Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee defining settlement or ritual space32.7099° N · 35.2801° E
- Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee ceremonial landscape32.7101° N · 35.2799° E
- Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management32.7099° N · 35.2799° E