Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

Why it mattersKey Early Bronze → Persian → Islamic layered tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 2600 BCE Early Bronze city

Period

EB III to Arab (2600 BCE–1500 CE)

Culture

Early Bronze → Persian → Islamic layered

Purpose

Birthplace of stratigraphic excavation (Flinders Petrie 1890) — 10-period tell with 12 m section

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1943

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 2600 BCE Early Bronze city

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

2. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

3. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell

• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Principal Palace

  palace

  palace at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — hydraulic feature

  31.5468° N · 34.7262° E

• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Northern Temple

  temple

  temple at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — hydraulic feature

  31.5448° N · 34.7248° E

• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Southern Gate

  gate

  gate at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — subsidiary complex

  31.5451° N · 34.7273° E

• Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — Palace Annex 4

  palace

  palace at Tell el-Hesi — Petrie's Stratigraphic Tell — outlier feature

  31.5443° N · 34.7246° E