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Bull Site

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “open air ancient cult installation from 12th century bce canaan”. Today it says “a 12th-century bce open air ancient cult installation found at dhahrat et-tawileh”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Bull statuette”.
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Open air ancient cult installation now in the West Bank The so-called Bull Site is a 12th-century BCE open air ancient cult installation found at Dhahrat et-Tawileh (also spelled Daharat et-Tawileh), in the West Bank . The site is named for the bronze statuette of a bull which was found at the site in 1977.1 There is agreement that the statuette represents a sacred bull , but which god was represented by it is unclear. The statuette has been associated with the god Baal .2

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “open air ancient cult installation from 12th century bce canaan”. Today it says “a 12th-century bce open air ancient cult installation found at dhahrat et-tawileh”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Bull statuette”. Read the current article and compare.
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open air ancient cult installation from 12th century bce canaan

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a 12th-century bce open air ancient cult installation found at dhahrat et-tawileh

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