Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

Why it mattersKey Early Bronze → Persian → Islamic layered tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 2600 BCE Early Bronze city

Period

EB III to Arab (2600 BCE–1500 CE)

Culture

Early Bronze → Persian → Islamic layered

Purpose

Birthplace of stratigraphic excavation (Flinders Petrie 1890) — 10-period tell with 12 m section

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1943

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 2600 BCE Early Bronze city

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

2. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

3. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Principal Palacepalacepalace at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — hydraulic feature31.5468° N · 34.7262° E
• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Northern Templetempletemple at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — hydraulic feature31.5448° N · 34.7248° E
• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Southern Gategategate at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — subsidiary complex31.5451° N · 34.7273° E
• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Palace Annex 4palacepalace at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — outlier feature31.5443° N · 34.7246° E