Tell el-Farʿah (South)
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Tell el-Farʿah (South) is an important and extensive archaeological site in the northern Negev region of modern Israel. The site is located some 24 km (15 miles) south of Gaza and some 20 km west of Beersheba—it is situated on a natural hill about 100 metres above sea level, close to the Naḥal Besor. The settlement components cover approximately 16.5 acres in area and have an accumulation of some 14 metres of occupational debris at their deepest. The site has been identified with several ancient cities, included Beth-Pelet by Flinders Petrie, and Sharuhen by W.F. Albright.
Excavation
Tell el-Farʿah (South) was first excavated archaeologically by Sir Flinders Petrie, in the course of two excavation seasons in 1928 and 1929 and under the auspices of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt. After a long hiatus, investigation of the site was briefly renewed under the joint direction of Drs Tammy Schneider and Gunnar Lehmann in 1998, when an intensive surface survey and mapping procedure was undertaken. These preliminaries were followed in 1999 by a single season of excavations.
Biblography
- Lehman, Gunnar and Schneider, Tammi J. [2000], "A New Ostracon from Tell el-Farʾah (South)", NEA 63.2 (2000), p.113.
- McClellan, Thomas L. [1979], "Chronology of the 'Philistine' Burials at Tell el-Far'ah (South)", Journal of Field Archaeology 6.1 (1979), pp.57-73.
External links
- Tell el-Farʿah South - web site of the 1999 excavation project
