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Multi-periodSite Name: Tel Afek Alternative Name: AphikCountry: Israel
NOTE: This site is 11.444 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kiryat Bialik Nearest Village: Afek
Latitude: 32.845983N Longitude: 35.112634E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Israel
Tel Afek, (Hebrew: תל אפק), also commonly spelled Aphek, is an archaeological site in Israel's Ein Afek Nature Reserve, east of the town of Kiryat Bialik, north of Haifa.
The site is what remains of the biblical town of Aphik, which is mentioned in the Book of Joshua 19:30 as belonging to the Tribe of Asher. The name is apparently derived from the nearby abundant springs (אפיקים afikim in Hebrew).
The site contains remains from the Middle Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and the Roman Period.
The highlights of the park include the Crusader fortress and the natural water canals and lake, which draw their waters from the year-long flowing springs of Afek, which are the source of the Naaman river.
The massive walls were built in the Bronze Age. According to the Bible, it was strongly defended and was not conquered by the tribe of Asher.
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