Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee
Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee Tell
Bronze to Iron Age (2700–732 BCE)·Canaanite/Israelite·🇮🇱 Northern District, Hula Valley, Israel
About
About Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee
Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee in Northern District, Hula Valley, Israel is a Bronze to Iron Age (2700–732 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 (2700–732 BCE) tell traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee
- 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. 2700 BCE
- Period
- Bronze to Iron Age (2700–732 BCE)
- Culture
- Canaanite/Israelite
- Purpose
- Largest Canaanite city 80 ha, Hazor Law Code
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2700 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
33.0222° N · 35.5622° E · 79 m · 3 mapped features
- Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee — Main MoundmoundMain tell mound Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee 15 m high with stratified phases33.0230° N · 35.5630° E
- Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee — Lower TownsettlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns33.0213° N · 35.5617° E
- Tel Hazor — Upper Galilee — Gate AreagateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions33.0233° N · 35.5615° E