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Multi-periodSite Name: Tel Ashkelon Alternative Name: Ascalon (Latin)Country: Israel
NOTE: This site is 18.603 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ashkelon
Latitude: 31.662429N Longitude: 34.546380E
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
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 |
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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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Ashkelon's past cannot be accused of dullness. From the earliest times it was a thriving city numbering 15,000 souls and measuring 51 hectares. Its strategic position on the coast including its natural harbour and a perennial spring that made it a convenient resting place along the 'Way of the Sea', the international trade route connecting Babylon and Egypt, helped the city develop.
Ashkelon's first inhabitants were Canaanites who built the most impressive feature of Ashkelon that is still seen today: a giant wall that spans around the city. The current wall is the 'new' Crusader version.
The Canaanites were not independent rulers but had to accept Egyptian control most of the time (see Tel el Armana Clay Tablets). A reminder of the not-always-friendly Egyptian rule is preserved in the Merneptah stele, the first inscription that mentions Israel by name. It was found in Egypt. The text proudly boasts that Israel was "laid waste" by Pharaoh; Ashkelon is mentioned among the conquered cities.
Meanwhile life continued in Ashkelon and the Canaanites all through the Bronze Age (from 2000 BCE) - until the Philistines conquered the city. After this fierce people of warriors had landed from their origin in the Aegean they quickly adapted their life to the circumstances in the Levant and built five independent city states on the coast of Israel. Ashkelon was one of them.
Note: Rare 1,800-year-old stone sarcophagus found, damaged and concealed by construction workers in the coastal city of Ashkelon, more details in the comments
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