Tel Qeiyafa
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Tel Qeiyafa is an ancient fortified hilltop archaeological site in Israel, identified with a biblical-era town overlooking the Valley of Elah.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ fortified settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithBiblicalEvent | Battle of David and Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfAbandonment | early 10th century BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfConstruction | late 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfOccupation | late 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel Antiquities Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Saar Ganor NERFINISHED ⓘ Yosef Garfinkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Iron Age pottery
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Qeiyafa ostracon NERFINISHED ⓘ animal bones ⓘ carbonized seeds ⓘ cultic paraphernalia ⓘ inscribed ostraca ⓘ metal artifacts ⓘ olive pits used for radiocarbon dating ⓘ stone shrines ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings
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casemate wall ⓘ central street ⓘ city wall ⓘ cultic rooms ⓘ drainage system ⓘ fortifications ⓘ gate plazas ⓘ olive pits ⓘ perimeter wall with chambers ⓘ pottery assemblages ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ two city gates ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national heritage site of Israel ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguageHypotheses |
Canaanite
ⓘ
Phoenician NERFINISHED ⓘ early Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Valley of Elah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Judean Shephelah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | ancient Judahite border zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beit Shemesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khirbet Qeiyafa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Valley of Elah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional site of the David and Goliath battle ⓘ |
| period |
Iron Age II
ⓘ
Iron Age I–II transition ⓘ |
| proposedIdentification |
Gob
ⓘ
Netaim NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaaraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radiocarbonDatingResult | late 11th–early 10th century BCE ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early Judahite state formation
ⓘ
evidence for urban planning in early Iron Age Judah ⓘ evidence in debates about the historicity of the United Monarchy ⓘ |
| strategicRole | border fortress controlling access to the Judean highlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shfela