Tel Qiri — Manasseh Hill Country
Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE)·Israelite / Phoenician·🇮🇱 Manasseh Hills, Israel
About
About Tel Qiri — Manasseh Hill Country
Tel Qiri — Manasseh Hill Country in Manasseh Hills, Israel is a Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE) tell attributed to Israelite / Phoenician. Israelite village with pillared houses and Phoenician Bichrome pottery indicating trade. Excavated by Ben-Tor: Iron I pillared building with collar-rim jars.
Why it mattersKey Levantine tell with multi-period stratigraphy informing chronology of the Manasseh Hills
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age I–II (1200–600 BCE)
- Culture
- Israelite / Phoenician
- Purpose
- Israelite village with pillared houses and Phoenician Bichrome pottery indicating trade
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1925 CE
Woolley/Petrie survey
On the ground
Structures & features
32.6500° N · 35.0800° E · 200 m · 4 mapped features
Tel Qiri — Manasseh Hill Country — Summit Citadel
citadelCitadel or summit fort on tell
32.6501° N · 35.0801° ETel Qiri — Manasseh Hill Country — Glacis and Wall Circuit
glacisOuter fortification glacis
32.6498° N · 35.0801° ETel Qiri — Manasseh Hill Country — Lower Town / Cemetery
lower townExtension settlement or cemetery
32.6504° N · 35.0798° ETel Qiri — Manasseh Hill Country — Reservoir / Cistern
cisternWater storage feature
32.6496° N · 35.0799° E