Megiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat
Megiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat North Annex · Megiddo Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇱 North, Megiddo, Israel
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About Megiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat
Megiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat in North, Megiddo, Israel is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 32.5850N 35.1840E controls access to North resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for North, Megiddo, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1966 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Megiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat main structure
c. 1946
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1961–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Megiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
32.5850° N · 35.1840° E · 402 m · 4 mapped features
Megiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
32.5858° N · 35.1849° EMegiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
32.5840° N · 35.1833° EMegiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
32.5865° N · 35.1852° EMegiddo Palace 6000 North Orthostat — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
32.5834° N · 35.1829° E