Statements (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:area |
about 4 hectares
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gptkbp:excavatedBy |
gptkb:Frederick_Jones_Bliss
gptkb:William_G._Dever gptkb:Flinders_Petrie gptkb:John_Garstang gptkb:James_L._Starkey 1890 1891 1922 1923 1970 |
gptkbp:excavationMethod |
stratigraphy
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gptkbp:height |
about 18 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tell el-Hesy
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:southern_Israel
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gptkbp:notableFinds |
gptkb:castle
gptkb:ceramics gptkb:Lachish_Letters ostraca |
gptkbp:periodsOfOccupation |
gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkb:Roman_period gptkb:Hellenistic_period Bronze Age Byzantine period Persian period |
gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Negev
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gptkbp:significance |
first site in Palestine excavated using stratigraphic methods
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gptkbp:sometimesIdentifiedWith |
ancient city of Eglon
ancient city of Lachish |
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tell_el-Hesi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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