Tell el Hammeh

Tell el Hammeh is an archaeological tell in the West Bank . It is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north-west of the Israeli settlement of Mehola , on the southern edge of Beit She'an valley, some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the city. The tell is elevated about 30 metres (98 ft) from the surrounding plain; its top has an area of 5 dunams (1.2 acres). It is identified with the Canaanite city state of Hammath, known from a stela of Seti I describing a military campaign. The idea originates in William F. The tell was excavated in 1985-1988 by Jane Cahill, who reported of layers of the Iron Age , or 11th to 7th centuries BC, separated by the remains of major fires. One layer, from the 9th century or later, revealed a stone building, while earlier ones only had mud-bricks . Unusual concentrations of loom weights and spindles from different periods suggest the city maintained a weaving industry. Israel Exploration Journal . 37 (4): 280– 284. The Context of Scripture: Canonical compositions, monumental inscriptions and archival documents from the biblical world .

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