Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex
Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE)·Canaanite·🇮🇱 Galilee, Western Galilee, Israel
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About Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex in Galilee, Western Galilee, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE) ancient city attributed to Canaanite. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 4 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 33.0110N 35.1311E controls access to Galilee, Western Galilee 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 Galilee, Western Galilee, illustrating Canaanite 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
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment 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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE)
- Culture
- Canaanite
- Purpose
- Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction of Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1168 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
33.0110° N · 35.1311° E · 50 m · 4 mapped features
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-City Feature
reservoirPrimary reservoir at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
33.0090° N · 35.1296° ETel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
moundAncillary mound at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
33.0107° N · 35.1305° ETel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
dromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
33.0108° N · 35.1324° ETel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
structureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex with plastered basin
33.0127° N · 35.1314° E