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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tel Qeiyafa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4359994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tel Qeiyafa Context triple: [Shfela, contains, Tel Qeiyafa]
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A.
Tel Zayit
Tel Zayit is an archaeological mound in Israel’s Shephelah region, known for discoveries such as the Tel Zayit Abecedary that shed light on early Hebrew writing and Iron Age settlement.
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B.
Tel Maresha
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.
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C.
Tel Azekah
Tel Azekah is an ancient archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with a biblical city that guarded the approach to the Judean highlands.
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D.
Beit Hanun
Beit Hanun is a town in the northeastern Gaza Strip near the border with Israel, known for its strategic location and frequent involvement in regional conflict.
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E.
Sha'ar Yafo
Sha'ar Yafo is the Hebrew name for Jaffa Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tel Qeiyafa Target entity description: Tel Qeiyafa is an ancient fortified hilltop archaeological site in Israel, identified with a biblical-era town overlooking the Valley of Elah.
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A.
Tel Zayit
Tel Zayit is an archaeological mound in Israel’s Shephelah region, known for discoveries such as the Tel Zayit Abecedary that shed light on early Hebrew writing and Iron Age settlement.
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B.
Tel Maresha
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.
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C.
Tel Azekah
Tel Azekah is an ancient archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with a biblical city that guarded the approach to the Judean highlands.
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D.
Beit Hanun
Beit Hanun is a town in the northeastern Gaza Strip near the border with Israel, known for its strategic location and frequent involvement in regional conflict.
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E.
Sha'ar Yafo
Sha'ar Yafo is the Hebrew name for Jaffa Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ fortified settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithBiblicalEvent |
Battle of David and Goliath
ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of Elah battle of David and Goliath
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfAbandonment | early 10th century BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfConstruction | late 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedDateOfOccupation | late 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Israel Antiquities Authority ⓘ Saar Ganor ⓘ Yosef Garfinkel ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Iron Age pottery
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Qeiyafa ostracon ⓘ animal bones ⓘ carbonized seeds ⓘ cultic paraphernalia ⓘ inscribed ostraca ⓘ metal artifacts ⓘ olive pits used for radiocarbon dating ⓘ stone shrines ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
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
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Phoenician ⓘ
linked to:
Phoenician language
early Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Valley of Elah ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Judean Shephelah
ⓘ
linked to:
Shephelah
|
| locatedInRegion | ancient Judahite border zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Beit Shemesh
ⓘ
Khirbet Qeiyafa ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Valley of Elah
ⓘ
traditional site of the David and Goliath battle ⓘ |
| period |
Iron Age II
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Iron Age I–II transition ⓘ |
| proposedIdentification |
Gob
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Netaim ⓘ Shaaraim ⓘ |
| radiocarbonDatingResult | late 11th–early 10th century BCE ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early Judahite state formation
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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 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tel Qeiyafa Description of subject: Tel Qeiyafa is an ancient fortified hilltop archaeological site in Israel, identified with a biblical-era town overlooking the Valley of Elah.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shfela (Judean lowlands)