🏛️ Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing three major Iron Age archaeological mounds in Israel
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 1108), inscribed 2005
- Three locations: Tel Megiddo (Jezreel Valley), Tel Hazor (Upper Galilee), Tel Beer Sheba (Negev Desert)
- Occupied periods span from Chalcolithic to Persian eras (c. 7000–586 BCE)
- Meets UNESCO criteria (ii), (iii), and (iv) for urban planning, cultural testimony, and architectural significance
The Biblical Tels of Megiddo, Hazor, and Beer Sheba constitute a UNESCO World Heritage property that documents the ...