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Tel Dan

Dan
Israel3000 BCE732 BCEChalcolithic — Iron Age II33.25, 35.65
About the site

Famous for the Tel Dan Stele, which contains the first extra-biblical mention of the 'House of David'. It was a major city in the northern kingdom of Israel and a center of worship.

Principal findings
  • iThe Tel Dan Stele with the 'House of David' inscription
  • iiThe High Place with standing stones
  • iiiThe Aramean gate complex
  • ivEvidence of a major city in the Iron Age

Excavators — Avraham Biran