Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie
Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie Tell
Bronze to Iron Age (4500–733 BCE)·Canaanite/Israelite·🇮🇱 Northern District, Upper Galilee, Israel
About
About Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie
Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie in Northern District, Upper Galilee, Israel is a Bronze to Iron Age (4500–733 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite/Israelite 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 Canaanite/Israelite site illustrating Bronze to Iron Age (4500–733 BCE) tell traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Canaanite/Israelite
- 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. 4500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze to Iron Age (4500–733 BCE)
- Culture
- Canaanite/Israelite
- Purpose
- Canaanite triple-arched gate 1750 BCE and Iron high place
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4500 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
33.2522° N · 35.6522° E · 343 m · 3 mapped features
Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tel Dan — Laish / Leslie 15 m high with stratified phases
33.2530° N · 35.6530° ETel Dan — Laish / Leslie — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
33.2513° N · 35.6517° ETel Dan — Laish / Leslie — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
33.2533° N · 35.6515° E