Tell el-Ful
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Tell el-Ful is an archaeological mound north of Jerusalem, often identified with the ancient Israelite town of Gibeah and known for remains spanning multiple historical periods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell el-Ful canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient mound
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithBiblicalFigure | King Saul ⓘ |
| associatedWithBiblicalTribe | Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
| constructionOfModernStructureBegan | 1960s ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially excavated ruin ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 840 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
P. W. Lapp
ⓘ
William F. Albright ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Jebel Tell el-Ful
ⓘ
Gibeah ⓘ
surface form:
Tell el-Ful (Gibeah)
|
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
city wall remains
ⓘ
fortress remains ⓘ pottery sherds ⓘ rock-cut installations ⓘ tower foundations ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFinding |
Byzantine pottery
ⓘ
Hellenistic pottery ⓘ Iron Age pottery ⓘ Islamic-period ceramics ⓘ Roman pottery ⓘ architectural remains ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Islamic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ modern period ⓘ |
| hasModernStructure | unfinished palace of King Hussein of Jordan ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRoad | Jerusalem–Ramallah road ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Gibeah
ⓘ
Gibeah ⓘ
surface form:
Gibeah of Saul
|
| locatedIn | Jerusalem Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | biblical scholarship on Gibeah ⓘ |
| modernStructureStatus | abandoned ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Beit Hanina
ⓘ
Shuafat ⓘ |
| overlooks | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| region | central hill country of Palestine ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | hilltop commanding approaches to Jerusalem from the north ⓘ |
| subjectOf | archaeological debates about identification with Gibeah ⓘ |
| topography | conspicuous conical hill ⓘ |
| usedFor | archaeological research ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | main northern approaches to Jerusalem ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.