A major Canaanite and Israelite city in the Jezreel Valley, Taanach provides crucial evidence of the transition from Canaanite polytheism to Israelite monotheism. Its stratigraphy is a key reference for dating biblical events.
- iThe Taanach Cult Stand with four tiers of religious imagery
- iiOstraca with early Hebrew script
- iiiRemains of a massive Canaanite temple complex
- ivEvidence of destruction by Tiglath-Pileser III
Excavators — Ernst Sellin, Ernst Herzfeld