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 CitadelcitadelCitadel or summit fort on tell32.6701° N · 35.1091° E
- Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam — Glacis and Wall CircuitglacisOuter fortification glacis32.6698° N · 35.1091° E
- Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam — Lower Town / Cemeterylower townExtension settlement or cemetery32.6704° N · 35.1088° E
- Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam — Reservoir / CisterncisternWater storage feature32.6696° N · 35.1089° E