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Canaanite palace (Hazor)

An aerial view of Area A from the West. The Canaanite palace is at the bottom of the picture. The six-chambered "Solomonic Gate" is visible at the top left of the picture. The picture was taken at the end of excavations in 1996. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excava...

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Canaanite bronze figurine (Hazor)

A Canaanite bronze figurine of a smiting god with inlaid eyes. The spear in its right hand is now missing. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]...

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Aerial photograph of Caesarea Maritima

Aerial View Of Ancient Roman Port Of Caesarea [Archaeology]...

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Cornell Greek Epigraphy Project

Information regarding the Cornell Project, which is encoding epigraphic texts into a CD-ROM format. [Epigraphy]...

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Archaelogical Excavations at Cetamura del Chianti

Information regarding excavations at Cetamura, Italy, occupied during both the Hellentistic period and early Roman Empire. Includes some images from the site. [Archaeology] [Excavations]...

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Caesarea Harbor Construction

Caesarea is located today half way between Tel Aviv and Haifa on Israel's Mediterranean coast. It was here that Herod the Great built the city of Caesarea Maritima with Sebastos, its huge harbour complex. Although Herod chose the then ruinous town of Straton's Tower as the nucleus for his new city and port, it had no natural features that made it s...

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The Hazor Excavations (History of Hazor)

Hazor comprises of two distinct sections: The upper city (the acropolis) and the lower city (the fortified enclosure) lying close to the north. Hazor was the largest site of the Biblical period of Israel. It was approximately 10 times the size of Jerusalem in the days of David and Solomon. (Canaanite and Israelite Hazor with some photos)....

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Jewels of the Canaanite palace (Hazor)

Jewelry from the Canaanite palace (beads, earrings, cylinder seals, ivory plaques and gold sheet). Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]...

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The uncovering of the "flight of stairs" (Hazor)

A flight of stairs leading westward from the podium was discovered underneath this volunteer only a few minutes after this photo was taken. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]...

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Sennacherib`s Account

The same account as the Bible event was recorded for the library at Nineveh and the clay tablet of the record is now in the British Museum. [Archaeology]...

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