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Fortified cities tagged “canaanite”

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell

Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley

Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE) · Canaanite

Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite. EB I-III double town with massive stone walls and glacis on valley floor.

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🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell Gezer — Middle Bronze Glacis and Gate

Middle Bronze (2000–1550 BCE) glacis · Canaanite Gezer → Israelite → Philistine

Gezer excavated by Macalister 1902–09 and Dever 1964–, Amarna tablet city, Gezer Calendar found.