Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev
Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev Tell
Iron Age (1200–700 BCE)·Israelite (Judah)·🇮🇱 Southern District, Negev, Israel
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About Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev
Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev in Southern District, Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200–700 BCE) tell attributed to Israelite (Judah) culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Israelite (Judah) site illustrating Iron Age (1200–700 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Israelite (Judah)
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
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. 1000 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200–700 BCE)
- Culture
- Israelite (Judah)
- Purpose
- Biblical fortified town 1.3 ha, four-room houses
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1000 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
31.2422° N · 34.8422° E · 579 m · 3 mapped features
- Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev — Main MoundmoundMain tell mound Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev 15 m high with stratified phases31.2430° N · 34.8430° E
- Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev — Lower TownsettlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns31.2413° N · 34.8417° E
- Tel Beersheba — Biblical Negev — Gate AreagateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions31.2433° N · 34.8415° E
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