Megiddo — North Palace Ancillary Gate (Tell Megiddo)
מגידו · Megiddo Gate N
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇮🇱 Northern, Megiddo, Israel
image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona modified by Mariagata1959 · Public domain
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About Megiddo — North Palace Ancillary Gate (Tell Megiddo)
Megiddo — North Palace Ancillary Gate (Tell Megiddo) in Northern, Megiddo, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 30.7 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 120 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
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
- Rediscovered
- 2006
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1129 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1919
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
32.5900° N · 35.1800° E · 120 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Megiddo — North Palace Ancillary Gate (Tell Megiddo) — structure with stratified deposits32.5880° N · 35.1784° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Megiddo — North Palace Ancillary Gate (Tell Megiddo) — complex with stratified deposits32.5918° N · 35.1799° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Megiddo — North Palace Ancillary Gate (Tell Megiddo) — outlier with stratified deposits32.5887° N · 35.1782° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Megiddo — North Palace Ancillary Gate (Tell Megiddo) — hydraulic with stratified deposits32.5906° N · 35.1799° E
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