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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tel Ashkelon - Ancient Village or Settlement in Israel

Submitted by motist on Thursday, 03 September 2015  Page Views: 11491

Multi-periodSite Name: Tel Ashkelon Alternative Name: Ascalon (Latin)
Country: Israel Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ashkelon
Latitude: 31.662429N  Longitude: 34.546380E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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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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Discovery of 3,000-year-old cemetery in Ashkelon dispels myths about 'Philistines' by Andy B on Sunday, 10 July 2016
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Philistines were no “philistines”, say archaeologists who have unearthed a 3,000-year-old cemetery in which members of the biblical nation were buried along with jewellery and perfumed oil.

Little was known about the Philistines before the recent excavation in the Israeli port city of Ashkelon. The famed archenemies of the ancient Israelites – Goliath was a Philistine – flourished in this area of the Mediterranean, starting in the 12th century BC, but their way of life and origin have remained a mystery.

That stands to change after what researchers have called the first discovery of a Philistine cemetery. It contains the remains of about 150 people in numerous burial chambers, some containing surprisingly sophisticated items.

The team also found DNA on parts of the skeletons and hope that further testing will determine the origins of the Philistine people.

We may need to rethink today’s derogatory use of the word philistine, which refers to someone averse to culture and the arts, said archaeologist Lawrence Stager, who has led the Leon Levy expedition at Ashkelon since 1985.

“The Philistines have had some bad press, and this will dispel a lot of myths,” he said.

More at
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jul/10/philistines-more-sophisticated-than-given-credit-for-say-archaeologists
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Re: Tel Ashkelon A rare 1,800-year-old stone sarcophagus by motist on Thursday, 03 September 2015
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A rare 1,800-year-old stone sarcophagus found by construction workers at a building site in the coastal city of Ashkelon has been appropriated by the Israel Antiquities Authority after the workers allegedly damaged the relic and concealed their discovery.

The IAA announced on Thursday that the valuable, ornately decorated stone tomb was seized by the authority’s Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery on Wednesday, in coordination with detectives from the Ashkelon Police.

“This is one of the rarest sarcophagi ever discovered in Israel,” the IAA said in a statement.

“They decided to hide it, pulled it out of the ground with a tractor, while aggressively damaging it, concealed it beneath a stack of sheet metal and boards and poured a concrete floor in the lot so as to conceal any evidence of the existence of the antiquities site.”
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Rare-1800-year-old-sarcophagus-discovered-in-Ashkelon-415076
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Re: Tel Ashkelon by motist on Saturday, 23 October 2010
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the goddess Isis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
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Re: Tel Ashkelon by motist on Saturday, 17 July 2010
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more: http://www.archaeowiki.org/Ashkelon

http://www.bibleplaces.com/ashkelon.htm

http://www.jewishmag.com/41mag/ashkelon/ashkelon.htm
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