Tel Maresha
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Tel Maresha is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient city of Maresha, notable for its extensive underground cave systems and remains from the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| destroyedOrDeclinedIn | late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavations | systematic excavations in 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
coins
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inscriptions ⓘ pottery ⓘ sculptures ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsFromPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
Hellenistic-style houses
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fortifications ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| hasChronology | mainly Hellenistic period occupation ⓘ |
| hasCulturalLayer |
Hellenistic urban settlement
ⓘ
Roman-period remains ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivityEvidence |
agriculture
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dove breeding in columbaria ⓘ olive oil production ⓘ |
| hasNearbyModernLocality | near modern Kibbutz Beit Guvrin ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | extensive underground cave systems ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfStructure |
burial caves
ⓘ
columbaria caves ⓘ oil presses ⓘ storerooms ⓘ underground quarries ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site in Israel ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | ancient city of Maresha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Israel ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Southern District of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Shephelah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Beit Guvrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | biblical and post-biblical sources ⓘ |
| partOf | Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchImportance | key site for study of Hellenistic-period Judea and Idumea ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors as part of Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park ⓘ |
| undergroundSystemsExtent | dozens of interconnected cave complexes ⓘ |
| wasInhabitedBy |
Greeks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idumeans NERFINISHED ⓘ Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shfela