Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley
Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE)·Canaanite·🇯🇴 Jordan Valley, Jordan
About
About Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley
Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite. EB I-III double town with massive stone walls and glacis on valley floor. Prag excavations: EB II double circuit walls 5 m thick, EB III destruction.
Why it mattersKey Levantine tell with multi-period stratigraphy informing chronology of the Jordan Valley
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. 3600 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Canaanite
- Purpose
- EB I-III double town with massive stone walls and glacis on valley floor
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1925 CE
Woolley/Petrie survey
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9500° N · 35.6000° E · -250 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley — Summit Citadel
citadelCitadel or summit fort on tell
31.9501° N · 35.6001° ETell Iktanu — Jordan Valley — Glacis and Wall Circuit
glacisOuter fortification glacis
31.9498° N · 35.6001° ETell Iktanu — Jordan Valley — Lower Town / Cemetery
lower townExtension settlement or cemetery
31.9504° N · 35.5998° ETell Iktanu — Jordan Valley — Reservoir / Cistern
cisternWater storage feature
31.9496° N · 35.5999° E