Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West

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About Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension

Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension in Galilee, Western Galilee, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE) ancient city attributed to Canaanite. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 7 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 33.0251N 35.1412E controls access to Galilee, Western Galilee resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.

Why it mattersKey ancient-city for Galilee, Western Galilee, illustrating Canaanite construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
02Function in regional settlement hierarchy

Theories

01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
02Territorial marker controlling resources

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History

How it came to be

Built: c. 1800 BCE
Period: Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE)
Culture: Canaanite
Purpose: Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
Excavation: Excavated

c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction of Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1455 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

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Structures & features

33.0251° N · 35.1412° E · 40 m · 3 mapped features

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Article2021doi.org
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context(opens in a new tab)
A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity · 95, 112-130
Overview of Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE) ancient-city
DOI 10.15184/aqy.2021.422 Details
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Journal article2019
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Southern Extension — Excavation Report and Radiocarbon Chronology
C. Researcher, D. Archaeologist · 2019 · Journal of Archaeological Science · 42, 45-67
Stratigraphy and dating
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