Verified31.2640° N · 34.4754° E · 198 m
Tell el-Farah North Sector 461
Iron Age (1200-586 BCE)·Israelite·🇮🇱 Negev, Israel
About
About Tell el-Farah North Sector 461
Tell el-Farah North Sector 461 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.
Why it mattersKey Israelite tell.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
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. 2083 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (1200-586 BCE)
- Culture
- Israelite
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1938
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Iron Age (1200-586 BCE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
31.2640° N · 34.4754° E · 198 m · 4 mapped features
Tell el-Farah North Sector 461 — Principal Feature
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31.2644° N · 34.4736° ETell el-Farah North Sector 461 — Ancillary Complex
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31.2635° N · 34.4758° ETell el-Farah North Sector 461 — Outlier Feature
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31.2642° N · 34.4760° ETell el-Farah North Sector 461 — Reservoir/Cistern
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31.2643° N · 34.4762° E