Sacred Atlas
← All sites
Judaismcanaaniteruin

Taanach

Tell Ta'anek
Israel3000 BCE586 BCEChalcolithic — Iron Age II32.52, 35.27
About the site

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.

Principal findings
  • 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