Rampart Buried Gate West — Coastal Plain (Tel Aviv)
Rampart Buried Gate West Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Medieval·🇮🇱 Coastal Plain, Israel
About
About Rampart Buried Gate West — Coastal Plain (Tel Aviv)
Rampart Buried Gate West in Coastal Plain, Israel is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Medieval site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Rampart Buried Gate West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Medieval
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Medieval
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
32.8385° N · 34.3953° E · 645 m · 3 mapped features
Rampart Buried Gate West — Principal Feature
structurePrimary ancient-village feature at Rampart Buried Gate West
32.8393° N · 34.3961° ERampart Buried Gate West — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Rampart Buried Gate West
32.8378° N · 34.3947° ERampart Buried Gate West — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Rampart Buried Gate West
32.8396° N · 34.3943° E