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Multi-periodSite Name: Tel ShilohCountry: Israel
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Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Latitude: 32.057000N Longitude: 35.289000E
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 |
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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 |
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Ancient Settlement in the West Bank.
Archaeological excavations have shown occupation as early as 19th-18th centuries BC. (Middle Bronze Age II A.) A large mound from the Caananite and Israelite eras, until the 8th century BC. During the following 12 centuries Shiloh is solely noted as a station on sojourners' routes. Archeological excavations have revealed remains from the Roman and Persian as well as early and late Moslem periods.
Excavations have taken place periodically since 1922. An extensive excavation (1981-84) showed eight periods of occupation, from Middle Bronze II to Byzantine.
Finds of pottery and animal sacrefice points to a sacred status of Shiloh during the Canaanite period, a status adopted by the Israelites. But the top of the tel, where a tabernacle would have been placed, is now exposed bedrock, offering no clues concerning Israelite worship.
By C14 dating, the site was abandoned around 1050 BCE, and then sparsely repopulated during the Iron II period. More substantive villages emerged in Roman and Byzantine periods, with finds of a mosaic floor of a large Byzantine church (~80 and 420 AD.)
Source: .wikipedia.org
Note: Recent archaeological findings in Samaria shed light on the incomplete story of the destruction of Shiloh, the ancient capital of Israel.
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