New site added: Tel Kedesh
Multi-period site on the foothills of Poriya ridge, overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Hometown of Barak son of Abinoam?
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Category Archives: New site
New site: Horvat Shamot
New site added: Horvat Shamot (Tell el-Firr) – Ruins of a Persian/Hellenistic period settlement, where an important Hellenistic stele were found.
An excavation is scheduled for the week of Succoth 2025. Volunteers are welcomed to help digging the site.
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Tiberias: new sites
New sites were added in the area of Tiberias Roman/Byzantine city:
New site: Kh. Anin
A new site was added in the Jordan Valley region – Horvat Anin: Ruins of a Bronze/Iron Age mound and Roman/Byzantine settlement north west of Menahemiya.
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New site: Mizpe Elot
A new site was added in the Jordan Valley region: Mizpe Elot (esh Sheikh Muzeighit) – Ruins of a Bronze/Iron Age site and observation place west of Menahemia.
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New site: El Araj
A new site added in the Sea of Galilee area:
El Araj (Beit Habek) – Ruins of the Roman/Byzantine period village, located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. This could have been Bethsaida, the site of Jesus’ two miracles.
Explore the site
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New Site: Mazarim
Ruins of multi-period archaeological site on the summit of a high hill of Mount Gilboa.
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New site: Giv’at Yehonathan
Giv’at Yehonathan (Jonathan Hill, Horvat Karmet, Karmat) is the site of an ancient walled city dating back to the Bronze Age, located on a low projecting spur of Mount Gilboa.
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New site: Nurit
Horvat Nurit (Kh. Nuris) is a multi-period archaeological ruin, situated on the northern foothills of Mt. Gilboa.
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