Tell es-Sa'idiyeh North Ridge Extension — Jordan Valley
Early Bronze Age to Persian (3400–332 BCE)·Canaanite / Egyptian / Israelite·🇯🇴 Jordan Valley, Jordan
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About Tell es-Sa'idiyeh North Ridge Extension — Jordan Valley
Tell es-Sa'idiyeh North Ridge Extension — Jordan Valley in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age to Persian (3400–332 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Egyptian / Israelite. Double tell with EB cemetery and LB Egyptian residency and Iron double-walled city. Tubb excavations: EB shaft tombs with Egyptian imports, LB Egyptian governorship building.
Why it mattersKey Levantine tell with multi-period stratigraphy informing chronology of the Jordan Valley
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. 3400 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Persian (3400–332 BCE)
- Culture
- Canaanite / Egyptian / Israelite
- Purpose
- Double tell with EB cemetery and LB Egyptian residency and Iron double-walled city
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1925 CE
Woolley/Petrie survey
On the ground
Structures & features
32.3200° N · 35.5780° E · -250 m · 3 mapped features
Tell es-Sa'idiyeh North Ridge Extension — Jordan Valley — Summit Citadel
citadelCitadel or summit fort on tell
32.3201° N · 35.5781° ETell es-Sa'idiyeh North Ridge Extension — Jordan Valley — Glacis and Wall Circuit
glacisOuter fortification glacis
32.3198° N · 35.5781° ETell es-Sa'idiyeh North Ridge Extension — Jordan Valley — Lower Town / Cemetery
lower townExtension settlement or cemetery
32.3204° N · 35.5778° E