Tel Burgata — Sharon
Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE)·Israelite / Phoenician·🇮🇱 Sharon Plain, Israel
About
About Tel Burgata — Sharon
Tel Burgata — Sharon in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE) tell attributed to Israelite / Phoenician. Israelite settlement with ash pits and Phoenician storage jars. Small Sharon village with Iron I pits and later Assyrian deportation gap.
Why it mattersKey Levantine tell with multi-period stratigraphy informing chronology of the Sharon Plain
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Stratigraphic sequence
- 02Biblical identification debated
Theories
- 01Border fortress model
- 02Trade route control
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE)
- Culture
- Israelite / Phoenician
- Purpose
- Israelite settlement with ash pits and Phoenician storage jars
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1925 CE
Woolley/Petrie survey
On the ground
Structures & features
32.3350° N · 34.9460° E · 35 m · 3 mapped features
Tel Burgata — Sharon — Summit Citadel
citadelCitadel or summit fort on tell
32.3351° N · 34.9461° ETel Burgata — Sharon — Glacis and Wall Circuit
glacisOuter fortification glacis
32.3348° N · 34.9461° ETel Burgata — Sharon — Lower Town / Cemetery
lower townExtension settlement or cemetery
32.3354° N · 34.9458° E