Ashdod Yam — Temple Ancillary Courtyard (Tel Mor, Israel)
Ashdod Yam Courtyard
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period temple culture·🇮🇱 Southern, Ashdod Yam, Tel Mor, Israel
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About Ashdod Yam — Temple Ancillary Courtyard (Tel Mor, Israel)
Ashdod Yam — Temple Ancillary Courtyard (Tel Mor, Israel) in Southern, Ashdod Yam, Tel Mor, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Multi-period temple culture. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions temple 32 m × 18 m; court 45 m × 30 m; area 21.9 ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Multi-period temple culture temple-complex with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period temple culture
- Purpose
- Temple and sanctuary complex
- Rediscovered
- 1949
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 810 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1947
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1524 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
31.7700° N · 34.6100° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
Main Temple Cella
cellaMain Temple Cella at Ashdod Yam — Temple Ancillary Courtyard (Tel Mor, Israel) — cella with stratified deposits
31.7689° N · 34.6076° ENorth Court Ancillary
courtNorth Court Ancillary at Ashdod Yam — Temple Ancillary Courtyard (Tel Mor, Israel) — court with stratified deposits
31.7707° N · 34.6109° EPylon Gate
pylonPylon Gate at Ashdod Yam — Temple Ancillary Courtyard (Tel Mor, Israel) — pylon with stratified deposits
31.7677° N · 34.6112° E