Ruins of multi-period archaeological site on the summit of a high hill of Mount Gilboa.
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New Gallery: Gilboa
Added a new gallery of sites – Mt. Gilboa. New sites will be added in association with the Mt. Gilboa archaeological survey.
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New site: Giv’at Yonathan
Giv’at Yonathan (Jonathan Hill, Horvat Karmet, Karmat) is the site of an ancient walled city dating back to the Bronze and Iron Ages, 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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New Video recorder
A new video camera (DJI Osmo Pocket 3) was added to BibleWalks survey team. It will assist in recording our surveys, adding live video capture options.
First released survey: Horvat Kush – an Iron age fortress in the northern Jordan valley area.
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New site: Horvat Hemed
A new site added in the Samaria region: Horvat Hemed (Khirbet el Fakhakhir, Khirbet Hamad). An Iron Age and Roman/Byzantine ruin, on the top of a commanding hill, overlooking the Cross-Samaria road.
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New site: el-Janab cave
A new site was added in Samaria region: el Janab refuge cave.
A karst system cave in central Samaria, used as a refuge place over thousands of years. Archaeological survey dated findings from the Chalcolithic thru the Mamluk periods (5th millennium BC to the early 2nd millennium AD).
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Updated: Horvat Oren
The web page has been updated with new material and photos.
The site is in the center of mount Carmel, on top of a hill, overlooking the Oren valley. It was the largest city on Mount Carmel from the Late Bronze to the Roman/Byzantine periods.
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New site: Tel Iztabba
Added a new site in the Yizreel/Beit Shean valley area:
Tel Iztabba was the northern extension of ancient city of Beit Shean during the Byzantine period, and the main area of the Hellenistic city, Scythopolis.
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New site: Horvat A-Dir
A new site was added in the Jordan Valley region: Horvat A-Dir (Khirbet e-Deir)
Ruins of an Iron Age fortress and a Byzantine period monastery west of Menahemia.
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