This overview page provides a list of the sites included in the BibleWalks archaeological survey of the Jordan Valley and its surrounding vicinity.
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About:
Starting in May 2022, Biblewalks has embarked on an extensive survey of the Jordan River and its surrounding environs. The goal of this endeavor is to meticulously examine the ancient sites nestled in this region and subsequently share our discoveries through our website. Despite its historical significance, this area has remained relatively unexplored by archaeologists.
Encompassing the Jordan and Beit-Shean valleys, the northeast hill area of Samaria, as well as the eastern sectors of the lower Galilee and Jezreel valley, our survey encompasses a broad geographical scope.
Our dedicated team, spearheaded by archaeologist Ayelet Keidar-Goldberg from the IAA and the Hebrew University, alongside Yoram and Roni Hofman, is at the forefront of this initiative. Our survey activities are conducted on a weekly basis, specifically on Friday mornings. Following these field excursions, we diligently process the findings and subsequently share them with the public through our website and our YouTube channel. This approach ensures that our discoveries are made accessible to a wider audience, fostering a deeper understanding of the historical and cultural significance of the sites we explore.
The sites:
The following table shows the date of survey, the surveyed sites, and a link to their publication on BibleWalks.com or to Biblewalks’ YouTube channel.
| Survey | Date | Site Name | Published page/YouTube |
| 1 | 28/11/21 | Kh. el Judeidah (H. Geduda) | YouTube |
| 2 | 7/5/22 | Ein Hanaziv tombs | |
| Tel Nissa | Tel Nissa | ||
| 3 | 20/5/22 | Tel Nissa (2nd visit) | Tel Nissa |
| Tel Eshtori | Tel Eshtori | ||
| Kfar Ruppin sites: | Kfar Ruppin ford crossing | ||
| ‘Artal | Tel ‘Artal page | ||
| Karpas | Kfar Ruppin | ||
| Halashon | Kfar Ruppin | ||
| Zarom | Kfar Ruppin | ||
| Kataf | Kfar Ruppin | ||
| Masad | Kfar Ruppin | ||
| 4 | 3/6/22 | Tel Hammath | Tel Hammath page |
| Tel Menorah | Horvat Menorah | ||
| Tel Shalem | YouTube | ||
| Tel Shkafim | Horvat Menorah | ||
| 5 | 10/6/22 | Tel Teomim | You Tube |
| Muntar esh Shukk | esh Shukk | ||
| Kh. Esh Shakk | esh Shukk | ||
| 6 | 16/7/22 | Kh. Mahallal | YouTube |
| Kh. el Mallaqe | |||
| Kh. Umm Ghazal | esh Shukk valley | ||
| 7 | 5/8/22 | Tel Abu Sus, Sakut | Abu Sus and Sakut |
| Kh el Marma | YouTube | ||
| Tel Gamma | Tel Gamma | ||
| Tel Tsaf | Tel Tsaf | ||
| Tel Rehob -burnt | Rehob | ||
| 8 | 12/8/22 | Jebel Khimyar | YouTube |
| Wadi Malih Hwy 90 | YouTube | ||
| Nimrod | Tel Nimrod | ||
| Tel Midrash Madrassa | Tel Midrash | ||
| Tel Malqet (Tell Molikat) | Tell Molikat | ||
| Karpas North | Kfar Ruppin | ||
| 9 | 20/8/22 | Tel Zemed | Tel Zemed |
| Tel Ro’eh (Tell er Ra’yan) | Tel Ro’eh | ||
| Tel Saharon | Saharon | ||
| 10 | 2/9/22 | Qa’un | Kh. Qaun |
| 11 | 9/9/22 | Tell el Fir, Shamot | |
| Kh. el Bawti | |||
| Tel Issachar | Tel Issachar | ||
| Khirbet Kita | |||
| Horvat Ziwan | Horvat Ziwan | ||
| Tel Kittan | Tabor delta | ||
| 12 | 23/9/22 | Horvat Ziwan | Horvat Ziwan |
| 13 | 7/10/22 | Horvat Zavon | YouTube |
| Horvat Sheti | YouTube | ||
| Tel Ein Haddah | Tel Ein Haddah | ||
| 14 | 17/10/22 | Mt Saul | Saul’s Shoulder |
| Givat Yonathan | |||
| 15 | 28/10/22 | Kh. Ein Bedriyeh | |
| Tel Yakush | Tabor Delta Crossing | ||
| Tel Zan | Tabor Delta Crossing | ||
| Tel Shoshan | Tabor Delta Crossing | ||
| 16 | 25/11/22 | Tel Shamat | |
| Horbat Minha | Minha | ||
| 17 | 2/12/22 | Horbat Minha | Minha |
| Horvat Adamah | YouTube | ||
| Tel Adamah | |||
| 18 | 12/12/22 | Gesher prehistoric | |
| Horvat Ziwan | Horvat Ziwan | ||
| Kafra | |||
| 19 | 19/12/22 | Horbat Minha | Minha |
| Dalhamiya | Dalhamiya | ||
| 20 | 30/12/22 | Horvat Hagal | YouTube |
| 21 | 6/1/23 | Murasus | |
| Seheda | |||
| Yebla | YouTube | ||
| 22 | 27/1/23 | es Suwede Roman camp | YouTube |
| Khirbet Mufye | YouTube | ||
| 23 | 3/2/23 | Khan el Akhmar | |
| Daveka | |||
| Tel Malluah | Tel Malluah | ||
| Kataf | Ruppin river crossing | ||
| Mosque of the 40 | |||
| 24 | 17/2/23 | Horvat Shahot | YouTube |
| Esh Sheikha ascent | |||
| Horvat Gvul | |||
| 25 | 3/3/23 | Yonathan Hill | |
| Givat Hazavim, Jordan valley | |||
| Beit Shean (dump) | |||
| Horvat Rodem | |||
| 26 | 10/3/23 | Tel Rechov (east) | Tel Rechov |
| Kh. Mahruk | Makhruk | ||
| Tel Dubleka | |||
| Ein Hilu | Hilu | ||
| Tel Hilu | YouTube | ||
| 27 | 17/3/23 | Kh. Beka Dalhamiya | Dalhamiya |
| Tel Ein Gev | |||
| Tel Iztaba | YouTube | ||
| 28 | 24/3/23 | Horvat Menorim | Menorim |
| 29 | 2/4/23 | Kh. Zivan | Horvat Ziwan |
| 30 | 22/4/23 | Tel Kedesh | Tel Kedesh |
| 31 | 12/5/23 | Poriyah Tower | Round Tower |
| Horvat Zeev | |||
| Ein Shakhal | Ein Shakhal | ||
| 32 | 9/6/23 | Huga | |
| Shata | |||
| Tel Shlavim | |||
| 33 | 16/6/23 | Horvat Migda | Migda |
| Qa’un North | Qaun | ||
| Mifrechet HaTamar | |||
| 34 | 30/6/23 | Horvat Migda – ridge | Migda |
| Metzad Avinadav | YouTube | ||
| 35 | 20/7/23 | Horvat Geduda | YouTube |
| Givat Huhit ruin | |||
| 36 | 23/7/23 | Harod spring | Harod Spring |
| 37 | 27/7/23 | Mt. Barkan | YouTube |
| 38 | 4/8/23 | Horvat Fakuit | YouTube |
| 39 | 11/8/23 | Horvat Fakuit | YouTube |
| Mt Akhinoam, Gilboa | |||
| Mt Izpor, Gilboa | |||
| 40 | 25/8/23 | Horvat Adashim | |
| Tel Adashim | |||
| Kh. Mazra | |||
| Tel Yifar (el-Phar) | Tel Yifar | ||
| 41 | 02/09/2023 | Malkishua’s cave | YouTube |
| Tel Shkafim | Horvat Menorah | ||
| Tel Zalafim | Horvat Menorah | ||
| Kefar Karnayim | Horvat Menorah | ||
| 42 | 08/09/2023 | Ner (south) | |
| Pisga 522 | |||
| Horvat Mazarim | YouTube | ||
| 43 | 22/09/2023 | Horvat Mazarim | YouTube |
| Old Tel Yosef | YouTube | ||
| 44 | 25/09/2023 | Tel Jezreel | Tel Jezreel |
| Nuris | |||
| 45 | 29/09/2023 | Rechaniya tombs | |
| Tel Nissa | Tel Nissa | ||
| Tel Artal | Tel Artal | ||
| Tel Tsaf | Tel Tsaf | ||
| Tel Gamma | Tel Gamma | ||
| 46 | 3/11/2023 | Tel Nissa | Tel Nissa |
| Tel Eshtori | Tel Eshtori | ||
| Tel Midrash Madrasa | Tel Midrash | ||
| Tel Nimrod | Tel Nimrod | ||
| Tel Zofim | Tel Zofim | ||
| 47 | 10/11/2023 | Kh. Beka Dalhamiya | Kh. Beka Dalhamiya |
| Ein Shakhal A | Ein Shakhal | ||
| 48 | 17/11/2023 | Ein Shakhal B | Ein Shakhal |
| Ein Shakhal C | Ein Shakhal | ||
| Kh. Aklawi | |||
| 49 | 24/11/2023 | Tel Nissa (survey) | Tel Nissa |
| 50 | 26/11/2023 | Tel Nissa (survey) | Tel Nissa |
| 51 | 1/12/2023 | Tel Nissa (survey) | Tel Nissa |
| Tel Zan | Tel Zan | ||
| Horbat Minha | Minha | ||
| Shata | |||
| 52 | 8/12/2023 | Horvat Geduda | YouTube |
| Tel Temes | |||
| Tel Bezul | |||
| Tel Iztaba | YouTube | ||
| 54 | 22/12/2023 | Tel Yizreel | Tel Yizreel |
| Kedesh (near Megiddo) | |||
| Winepresses near Zububa | Winepresses | ||
| Leon fortress (near Megiddo) | |||
| 55 | 29/12/2023 | Kh. Hamam (Beit Shean) | |
| Horbat Minha | Minha | ||
| Tel Shoshan | Tabor Delta Crossing | ||
| Tel Mofaz | |||
| 56 | 16/2/2024 | Beit Alfa Archaeological Museum | |
| Merchavia Crusader castle | |||
| Tel Shunem | |||
| 57 | 1/3/2024 | Khirbet Kara | |
| Givat Bolek | |||
| Tel Shalem | |||
| Tel Hammath | Tel Hammath | ||
| 58 | 15/3/2024 | Tel Zan | Tel Zan |
| Horvet Kush | |||
| 59 | 29/3/2024 | Horvet Kush | |
| Horvat Anin | |||
| Khirbet a Din | |||
| 60 | 5/4/2024 | Giva’at Gamal, Gesher | |
| Horvat Hagal | YouTube | ||
| Horvat Hardon | |||
| Horvat Melachat (Sh. el Muweilihat) | |||
| 61 | 12/4/2024 | Tel Nissa – excavation preparation | Excavation |
This list will grow…
(c) Excavations
The first excavation of Tel Nissa (Tell el-Manshiya) has been approved, one of the outcomes of BibleWalks Jordan Valley survey. It is headed by the distinguished archaeologists Professor Emeritus Amihai Mazar (Hebrew University), Dr. Yoav Vaknin (Tel Aviv University) and Archaeologist Ayelet Goldberg -Keidar (Hebrew University). A polygon survey was be conducted on Nov 24 and 26 2023. The first dig is planned for spring 2024 (see details).
Prof. Mazar is one of the most senior experts on Biblical Archaeology, and among his major projects are the Beth Shean Valley Archaeological Project and the excavation and publications of Tel Beit Shean and Tel Rechov. Doctor Yoav Vaknin specializes on archaeomagnetic dating of mud bricks, which will help to determine the destruction time of the site.
Below – The BibleWalks team who participated in the polygons field survey (left to right) – Hofman brothers Amnon, Ofer, Yoram and Ronnie. The turquoise shirts are of the Jordan Valley Archaeological Survey project operated by BibleWalks.
Links and References:
* References:
- The Beth Shean valley – 17th archaeological convention – Book by N.Zori 1962, 202 pages, IES
- The Land of Issachar Archaeological survey – Book by N. Zori 1977, 164 pages, IAA
- Late Bronze Survey in Jordan valley – JM Schaaf (545 pages, 2012, thesis, Univ S. Africa); great resource!
- Bergman & Brandsteter Arch. surveys in Beit She’an valley (1940-1941:86-90, Hebrew)
- Survey of Tel Rechov area – Ahia Cohen-Tavor , 2010, Hebrew Univ, Hebrew
- Survey of Western Palestine, Vol 2 Sheet IX
* Internal:
- Jordan Valley map
- Jordan Valley sites gallery
- BibleWalks YouTube channel
- Jordan valley aerial views YouTube playlist
- Tel Nissa The site and its excavation
This page was last updated on Apr 12, 2024 (Nissa excavation)
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