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Lachish

Tell ed-Duweir
Israel3000 BCE586 BCEBronze Age — Babylonian Conquest31.57, 34.85
About the site

Second most important city in Judah. Famous for the Lachish Letters (ostraca) and the Assyrian siege ramp, illustrating the fall of Judah.

Principal findings
  • iAssyrian siege ramp
  • iiLachish Letters (ostraca)
  • iiiTemple complex
  • ivCity gate with inscriptions

Excavators — William F. Albright, David Ussishkin