Notice: Undefined index: level in C:\xampp\htdocs\DAAHL\header3.php on line 2

Notice: Undefined index: user in C:\xampp\htdocs\DAAHL\header3.php on line 3

Notice: Undefined index: ver in C:\xampp\htdocs\DAAHL\header3.php on line 9

Notice: Undefined index: ver in C:\xampp\htdocs\DAAHL\header3.php on line 10
The Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land

 


Notice: Undefined variable: t in C:\xampp\htdocs\DAAHL\SitesDataView.php on line 23

Cursor location:

DAAHL Site Record for Tel ‘Avdon 86:142:

DAAHL SITE #: 353301479
FIELD / INSTITUTION #: 5-2/1, 2, 5-7
SITE NAME: Tel ‘Avdon 86:142
LATITUDE: 33.04769
LONGITUDE: 35.16191
PRIMARY REFERENCE: Israel Antiquities Authority
NOTES: Pottery: MB II, Iron I—II, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Late Byzantine, Crusader-Mameluke.
Site Contributed by:
CONTRIBUTOR: Dr. Gideon Avni    
INSTITUTION: Excavations and Surveys Dept. Israel Antiquities Authority
ADDRESS: P.O. Box 586, Jerusalem 91004, Israel
E-MAIL: gideon@israntique.org.il
URL: http://www.antiquities.org.il
LINKS: IAA Site Record
IAA Map Record
DATA DESCRIPTION: Early Brone IV site and survey data from Israel. These sites were delivered in Israel TM projection, and converted to WGS 84 with ReprojectME.

 
Alternate Site Names:
MNEMONIC ARTICLE SITE NAME
Kh. Abdeh (F); Kh. A’bdeh (G); Kh. ‘Abdeh (s); Kh. ‘Abda (M)

Site Components:
PERIOD FEATURE TYPE SIZE (ha) DESCRIPTION
Unspecified Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet) Tel / Tell / Mound
Unspecified Village Site (No Fortifications) Remains of settlement
Unspecified Church / Chapel Church
Unspecified Oil Press Oil press
Unspecified Quarry Quarry cave
Unspecified Pit Rectangular pit
MB II Other / Unspecified
MB II Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Iron Age Other / Unspecified
Iron Age Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Iron I Other / Unspecified
Iron I Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Iron II Other / Unspecified
Iron II Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Persian (Iron III) Other / Unspecified
Persian (Iron III) Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Hellenistic Other / Unspecified
Hellenistic Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Roman Other / Unspecified
Roman Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Byzantine Other / Unspecified
Byzantine Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Crusader Other / Unspecified
Crusader Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Mamluk Other / Unspecified
Mamluk Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Site Pictures:
DESCRIPTION THUMBNAIL
Click to enlarge.
10. Pottery from Tel 'Avdon: 1 Phoenician jar, Iron II; 2 Phoenician jar, Persian; 3, 4 Phoenician jars, Hellenistic; 5, 6 Phoenician jars, Roman; 7 Phoenician jar handle; 8 jar, 9,10 inftportedjars, Hellenistic; 11 jar, Roman; 12 jar, Late Roman; 13-15 jars, Byzantine; 16 pithos, MB II; 17, 18 pithoi, 19 'Tyrian' pithos, Iron I; 20 pithos handle, Persian; 21 pithos, Late Byzantine.
9. Pottery from Tel 'Avdon: 1 krater, Byzantine; 2, 3 kraters, Late Byzantine; 4-9 cooking-pots, Iron II; 10 cooking-pot, Hellenistic; 11,12 cooking-pots, Roman; 13 cooking-pot, Byzantine; 14 cooking-pot, Mameluke; 15 ETS jug, Roman; 16-18jars,MB II; 19 Phoenician jar, Iron II.
8. Pottery from Tel 'Avdon: 1 bowl, Iron II; 2-5 mortaria bowls, 6 bowl, Persian; 7, 8 bowls, Hellenistic; 9-11 bowls, 12 ETS bowl, 13 cooking bowl, Roman; 14, 15 bowls; 16-23 bowls, Byzantine; 24 bowl, 25 glazed bowl, Mameluke.
7. Tel 'Avdon: mosaic pavement in remains of complex (church?) in southwest portion of tel.
6. Tel 'Avdon: Bet ha-'Emeq-type screw-weight in the remains of the western oil press.
5. Tel 'Avdon: plan and section of the pressing installation.
4. Tel 'Avdon: oil pressing installation at foot of cliff.
3. Tel 'Avdon: press-bed and fragments of crushing basin in the remains of eastern oil press.
2. Tel 'Avdon: wall, built headers-and-stretchers, surrounding summit from north and east.
1. Tel 'Avdon: plan of the site; א central complex, ב the square enclosure,ג wall, built headers-and-stretchers,ד church(?),ה oil press,ו stone vat,ח ,ז oil presses,ט earlier fortification.