Tel Dor — Phoenician Port
Middle Bronze Age to Roman (2000 BCE–200 CE)·Canaanite / Phoenician / Sea Peoples (Sikils)·🇮🇱 Carmel Coast, Israel
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About Tel Dor — Phoenician Port
Tel Dor — Phoenician Port in Carmel Coast, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age to Roman (2000 BCE–200 CE) ancient-city attributed to Canaanite / Phoenician / Sea Peoples (Sikils). Sea Peoples Sikil port after 1150 BCE with Phoenician purple production and Assyrian fort. Stern excavations: Iron I Sikil harbour, 8th c. BCE Phoenician purple dye vats, Persian Residency.
Why it mattersKey Levantine tell with multi-period stratigraphy informing chronology of the Carmel Coast
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. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Middle Bronze Age to Roman (2000 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Canaanite / Phoenician / Sea Peoples (Sikils)
- Purpose
- Sea Peoples Sikil port after 1150 BCE with Phoenician purple production and Assyrian fort
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1925 CE
Woolley/Petrie survey
On the ground
Structures & features
32.6170° N · 34.9170° E · 5 m · 3 mapped features
Tel Dor — Phoenician Port — Decapolis Theatre / Agora
theatreRoman theatre or agora
32.6172° N · 34.9171° ETel Dor — Phoenician Port — Temple Precinct
templeSanctuary area
32.6168° N · 34.9172° ETel Dor — Phoenician Port — City Wall Gate
gateCity gate and wall circuit
32.6174° N · 34.9168° E