Horvat Kush (Khirbet el Khushsha or Khirbet el Mansurah), situated at the mouth of the Yavne’el Valley, contains remains from several historical periods, ranging from the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman/Byzantine, and later periods. Remains of residential buildings, casemate walls, aqueducts and agricultural structures and installations have been discovered at the site. It is possibly an Iron Age II fortification that guarded the pass, identified as Biblical Lakum.
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A new site was added in the Jezreel valley area: Tel Amal – Sakhne
A spring, park, archaeological mound and museum at the foothills of Mt. Gilboa.
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A new set of sites was added in the Jordan valley region:
We are searching for clues on the location of “Aenon near Salim” pool where John the Baptist was baptizing people. (John 3, 23): “Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized”.
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A new site was added in the Jordan Valley area:
Tel Shalem (Tell Salim, Tell er Radghah) is an ancient mound, located in the Jordan valley near a bountiful spring. Several settlements were established on and around the hill, including a Roman military camp and “Aenon near Salim” baptizing site of John the Baptist.
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A new site was added in the Jordan valley sites:
Horvat Baat (Khirbet el Bawati) – a ruined village dated to the Roman/Byzantine and Early Arab period. Located on the side of the imperial Roman road from Tiberias and Gadara to Beit She’an Scythopolis.
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New sites added in the Fazael brook area:
Tell Sheikh edh Dhiab – Iron Age mound, on the eastern section of Fazael brook;
Rujm Abu Mukheir – Iron Age round fortress that protected the road to Samaria.
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A new info page was published: An overview of ancient refugee hiding places.
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A new info page has been posted:
An overview of ancient miqveh installations – a common feature in many ancient sites.
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A new info page was added: sun dried mud bricks.
Sun-dried mud bricks, also known as adobe, have a long history of use in construction in the ancient Near East, including the region that is modern-day Israel. These bricks were a fundamental building material during the Bronze and Iron Ages, playing a significant role in the architecture of ancient civilizations.
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