Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate
Middle Bronze (2000–1550 BCE) glacis·Canaanite Gezer → Israelite → Philistine·🇮🇱 Central District, Shfela, Gezer plain, Israel
About
About Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate
Gezer excavated by Macalister 1902–09 and Dever 1964–, Amarna tablet city, Gezer Calendar found.
Why it mattersKey Canaanite Gezer → Israelite → Philistine tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Territorial marker
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. 1600 BCE glacis and tower gate; Solomonic gate 950 BCE
- Period
- Middle Bronze (2000–1550 BCE) glacis
- Culture
- Canaanite Gezer → Israelite → Philistine
- Purpose
- Canaanite glacis (1.2 km) and 4-entry Bronze Gate — largest MB rampart in Israel with Solomonic remains
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1977
- Excavation
- Excavated
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate
On the ground
Structures & features
31.8610° N · 34.9180° E · 250 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate — Principal Palace
palacepalace at Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate — primary structure
31.8627° N · 34.9163° ETell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate — Northern Temple
templetemple at Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate — primary structure
31.8598° N · 34.9186° ETell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate — Southern Gate
gategate at Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate — primary structure
31.8626° N · 34.9193° E