Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam
Early Bronze Age to Crusader (3500 BCE–1260 CE)·Canaanite / Israelite / Crusader·🇮🇱 Carmel foothills, Israel
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About Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam
Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam in Carmel foothills, Israel is a Early Bronze Age to Crusader (3500 BCE–1260 CE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Israelite / Crusader. Bible Jokneam on Via Maris with Late Bronze, Israelite, Persian, Hellenistic and Crusader fortress. Ben-Tor excavations: 14 strata including Crusader tower and church, Egyptian scarabs, Phoenician ware.
Why it mattersKey Levantine tell with multi-period stratigraphy informing chronology of the Carmel foothills
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Crusader (3500 BCE–1260 CE)
- Culture
- Canaanite / Israelite / Crusader
- Purpose
- Bible Jokneam on Via Maris with Late Bronze, Israelite, Persian, Hellenistic and Crusader fortress
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1925 CE
Woolley/Petrie survey
On the ground
Structures & features
32.6700° N · 35.1090° E · 80 m · 4 mapped features
Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam — Summit Citadel
citadelCitadel or summit fort on tell
32.6701° N · 35.1091° ETel Yoqne'am — Jokneam — Glacis and Wall Circuit
glacisOuter fortification glacis
32.6698° N · 35.1091° ETel Yoqne'am — Jokneam — Lower Town / Cemetery
lower townExtension settlement or cemetery
32.6704° N · 35.1088° ETel Yoqne'am — Jokneam — Reservoir / Cistern
cisternWater storage feature
32.6696° N · 35.1089° E