Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon
Philistine (1177–985 BCE Strata XII-X) → Iron II·Philistine port-temple·🇮🇱 Central District, Tel Aviv, Yarkon Gardens, Eretz Israel Museum, Israel
About
About Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon
Yarkon tell excavated by Mazar 1948–50, 1970s, with Philistine Bichrome and later Israelite shrine. Recorded context — Period: Philistine (1177–985 BCE Strata XII-X) → Iron II; Culture: Philistine port-temple; Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick, sandstone; Condition: preserved — museum park.
Why it mattersKey Philistine port-temple tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Observatory
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. 1150 BCE temple 131; Stratum X temple 650 BCE
- Period
- Philistine (1177–985 BCE Strata XII-X) → Iron II
- Culture
- Philistine port-temple
- Purpose
- Philistine port-temple on Yarkon — three superimposed sanctuaries with Benches and kernoi, early iron port
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1963
- Excavation
- Excavated
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon
c. 1150 BCE temple 131; Stratum X temple 650 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon
On the ground
Structures & features
32.1020° N · 34.8090° E · 14 m · 3 mapped features
- Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon — Principal Palacepalacepalace at Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon — subsidiary complex32.1033° N · 34.8094° E
- Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon — Northern Templetempletemple at Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon — primary structure32.1012° N · 34.8091° E
- Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon — Gate Annex 3gategate at Tell Qasile — Philistine-Iron Sanctuary Tell on Yarkon — hydraulic feature32.1027° N · 34.8070° E
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