Strategic fortress city controlling the Via Maris trade route. Mentioned in Revelation as Armageddon, it is crucial for understanding Iron Age Israelite monarchy and Canaanite history.
- iSix-chambered gates attributed to Solomon or Omride dynasty
- iiWater system tunnel
- iiiStratified layers from Bronze to Iron Age
- ivStable complexes indicating royal administration
Excavators — Gordon Loud, Israel Finkelstein