Loess Buried Camp East — Coastal Plain (Tel Aviv)
Loess Buried Camp East Site
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇱 Coastal Plain, Israel
About
About Loess Buried Camp East — Coastal Plain (Tel Aviv)
Loess Buried Camp East in Coastal Plain, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Loess Buried Camp East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
32.8866° N · 34.8910° E · 797 m · 3 mapped features
Loess Buried Camp East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Loess Buried Camp East
32.8874° N · 34.8918° ELoess Buried Camp East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Loess Buried Camp East
32.8859° N · 34.8904° ELoess Buried Camp East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Loess Buried Camp East
32.8877° N · 34.8900° E