<< Text Pages >> Tel Haror - Ancient Village or Settlement in Israel
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Multi-periodSite Name: Tel Haror Alternative Name: Tell Abu Hureireh, Geder, GerarCountry: Israel
NOTE: This site is 7.195 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Be'er Sheva Nearest Village: Netivot
Latitude: 31.379000N Longitude: 34.606000E
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Settlement in Isreal.
In the Middle Bronze period (ca. 2000BC - 1500BC), Tel Haror was one of the largest cities in southern Canaan and covered 40 acres. This site is generally accepted as the biblical Gerar. The tell is surrounded by an earthen rampart.
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