Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace
Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE)·Canaanite·🇮🇱 Galilee, Western Galilee, Israel
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About Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace 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 citadel 5 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 33.0156N 35.1430E 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.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE)
- Culture
- Canaanite
- Purpose
- Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction of Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1107 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
33.0156° N · 35.1430° E · 45 m · 4 mapped features
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace — Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary structure at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
33.0155° N · 35.1425° ETel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
33.0171° N · 35.1415° ETel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
33.0153° N · 35.1414° ETel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace with plastered basin
33.0159° N · 35.1425° E