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Beersheba

Tell es-Seba
Israel3000 BCE586 BCEBronze Age — Iron Age31.25, 34.84
About the site

Southern border city of Israel ('from Dan to Beersheba'). Contains a horned altar from the First Temple period, confirming biblical descriptions of worship.

Principal findings
  • iHorned altar stones
  • iiSix-chambered gate
  • iiiWater system
  • ivAdministrative buildings

Excavators — Yohanan Aharoni, Ze'ev Herzog