Category: Archeology of Israel
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The Ashkelon Canaanite Fortress and City Gate
The Canaanite City Gate is the most ancient arched gate in the world. It consists of an arched corridor with arched openings on both ends. The gate was constructed in approximately 1850 BCE as part of the city’s fortification system, and is built mostly of mud bricks with some calcareous…
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Ancient Site for Manufacture of Techelet Dye Discovered in Shikmona Haifa Area
In 1999, Prof. Ayelet Gilboa of the University of Haifa Zinman Institute of Archaeology, and a research student of hers, Golan Shalvi, examined pitchers and pottery fragments from the earlier archeological excavation (1963 to 1977) of ancient Shikmona by archaeologist Dr. Yosef Elgavish on behalf of the Haifa Municipality’s museums department,…
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