Tell Hadar ('splendid hill') is an archaeological site on the eastern coast of the Sea of Galilee. It contains a settlement and a port. A wall, 70 metres (230 ft) across, is either of the Late Bronze Age I or Iron I. In between periods of no human presence (14th, 10th century BC), it had grown, under the control of an Aramean kingdom (possibly Geshur); a city plan, granaries, and possibly other storage facilities, were constructed.[1][2] In the 9th century BC the wall was discarded. An excavation revealed two buildings sharing one wall.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kochavi, Moshe. עונת החפירות האחרונה בתל עין-גב – סיום פרויקט ארץ גשור (in Hebrew). Israel Antiquities Authority. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  2. ↑ Ma'oz, Zvi Uri (1997). "Golan". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. p. 420. ISBN 0195112156.
  3. ↑ Stager, Lawrence E; King, Philip J. (2001). Life in Biblical Israel. London: Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 91. ISBN 0664221483.
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