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Ahwat and excavation areas with view of wall surrounding the city El-Ahwat is an archaeological site in the Manasseh region of Israel , located 10 miles east of Caesarea in northwestern Samaria near Katzir .1The site was discovered in November 1992 during a survey by archaeologist Adam Zertal .2It is considered to be the location of the northwesternmost settlement of the ancient Israelites in the region. The settlement has been dated back to the Bronze and Iron Ages.3Zertal's hypothesis is that the site, which resembles late Bronze Age sites in Sardinia ( Italy ), is in fact a Sea Peoples site, namely the Shardana tribe, a seafaring culture from the 12th century, as the architecture of the site is similar to Nuraghe sites in Sardinia. Zertal dates the site to 1160–1150 BCE, which conforms with the alleged date of the Sea Peoples' incursion to Israel, and the Biblical conflict between Sisera and Barak ben Avinoam (Judges 4-5). Zertal suggest that the site may have been the city of Harosheth Haggoyim , mentioned in Judges 4:2 as Sisera's place of residence. A chariot linchpin found at the site gives further weight to the claim that the site may have been an official residence. Archaeologist Israel Finkelstein claims that Zertal erred in his dating of the site by a magnitude of 100 years. By synchronizing ceramic typologies and Radiocarbon dating with other early Iron Age sites in Israel, Finkelstein assesses the dating to be around 100 years later than Zertal Ahwat Homepage Jerusalem Post: Long time archaeological riddle solved (July 2, 2010) University of Haifa press release Finkelstein, I. and Piasetzky, E. 2007. Radiocarbon Dating and Philistine Chronology with an Addendum on el-Ahwat. Ägypten und Levante: Internationale Zeitschrift für ägyptische archäologie und deren nachbargebeite Vol. 17.4
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el-Ahwat is the name of an archaeological site in the Manasseh region of Israel located 10 miles east of Caesarea . The site was discovered in November 1992 during a survey of the land by the archaeologist Adam Zertal . It is considered to be the location of the northwesternmost settlement of the ancient Israelites in the region. The settlement has been dated back to the Bronze and Iron Ages. Zertal's hypothesis is that the site, which resembles late Bronze Age sites in Sardinia ( Italy ) is in fact a sea people site, namely the shardana tribe, a sea-faring culture from the 12th century, because the architecture of the site is similar to Nuraghe sites in Sardinia. Zertal dates the site to 1160 – 1150 BCE, which conforms with the alleged date of the sea peoples incursion in to Israel, and the biblical conflict between Sisera and barak ben avinoam (judj. 4-5). The archaeologist Israel Finkelstein claims that Zertal erred in his dating of the site by a magnitude of 100 years. By synchronizing ceramic typologies and Radiocarbon dating with other early Iron Age sites in Israel, Finkelstein's assessed the dating around 100 years later then Zertal Finkelstein, I. and Piasetzky, E. 2007. Radiocarbon Dating and Philistine Chronology with an Addendum on el-Ahwat. Ägypten und Levante: Internationale Zeitschrift für ägyptische archäologie und deren nachbargebeite Vol. 17. v t e v t e
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El-Ahwat ( , "the walls") is an archaeological site in the Manasseh region of Israel , located 10 miles east of Caesarea in northwestern Samaria near Katzir-Harish . The site was discovered in November 1992 during a survey by archaeologist Adam Zertal . It is considered to be the location of the northwesternmost settlement of the ancient Sea People in the region.The settlement has been dated to the Bronze and Iron Ages.
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El-Ahwat ( , "the walls") is an archaeological site in the Manasseh Hills , Israel . It located 10 miles east of Caesarea near Katzir .The site was discovered in November 1992 by Adam Zertal during the Manasseh Hill Country Survey . The settlement has been dated to the Bronze and Iron Ages . It is considered to be the location of the northwesternmost settlement of the ancient Sea Peoples in the region.
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El-Ahwat ( Arabic : الاحواط , "the walls") is an archaeological site in the Manasseh Hills , Israel . It located 10 miles east of Caesarea near Katzir . The site was discovered in November 1992 by Adam Zertal during the Manasseh Hill Country Survey . The settlement has been dated to the Bronze and Iron Ages . It is considered to be the location of the northwesternmost settlement of the ancient Sea Peoples in the region.
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name of an archaeological site in the manasseh region of israel located 10 miles east of caesarea
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archaeological site in the manasseh hills
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