Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour
Middle Bronze II (1800–1550 BCE) and Late Bronze harbor gate seen 20 ha, Classical Yavne-Yam·Canaanite Bronze harbor of Megiddo (Akko) city·🇮🇱 Coastal, Acre Bay, Tel Akko mound 15 ha harbour gate excavated, Israel
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About Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour
Tel Akko excavated by Dothan, Bronze harbour gate Middle Bronze. Recorded context — Period: Middle Bronze II (1800–1550 BCE) and Late Bronze harbor gate seen 20 ha, Classical Yavne-Yam; Culture: Canaanite Bronze harbor of Megiddo (Akko) city; Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick harbour, stone gate, anchorage stone anchors 20 kg; Condition: port — silted.
Why it mattersKey Canaanite Bronze harbor of Megiddo (Akko) city port with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 1800 BCE harbour gate and anchorage
- Period
- Middle Bronze II (1800–1550 BCE) and Late Bronze harbor gate seen 20 ha, Classical Yavne-Yam
- Culture
- Canaanite Bronze harbor of Megiddo (Akko) city
- Purpose
- Bronze Age artificial harbour (15 ha) with marine harbour gate and bay (Acre) — Akko 1800 BCE stairway to bay (500 m double wall?)
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1910
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour
c. 1800 BCE harbour gate and anchorage
Initial construction / first occupation at Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour
On the ground
Structures & features
32.9250° N · 35.0660° E · 12 m · 3 mapped features
- Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour — subsidiary complex32.9233° N · 35.0664° E
- Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour — primary structure32.9263° N · 35.0654° E
- Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Megiddo Littoral — Tel Akko (Tell Abu Hawam) Bronze Harbour — hydraulic feature32.9261° N · 35.0665° E
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