Khirbet el-Qutt
חורבת אל קוט (in Hebrew) | |
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  Shown within the West Bank | |
| Location | West Bank |
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| Coordinates | 32°06′20″N 35°24′28″E / 32.10556°N 35.40778°E |
| Grid position | Israel Ref. 22295/66332 |
| Type | Settlement, mikveh, rock-cut tombs |
| Area | 2 ha (4.9 acres) |
| Height | 650 m |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hasmonean kingdom, Herodian kingdom, province of Judaea, Byzantine, Persian |
| Cultures | Second Temple period |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Khirbet el-Qutt is an ancient Jewish archeological site.[1] It is located about a km north of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Levona in the West Bank.[1][2][3] It was inhabited from the early Bronze Age to the early Muslim period.[4][2] It was a fortified Jewish village from at least the end of the Second Temple period to the Bar Kokhba revolt.
The site is located on an extended hill-top 650m above sea-level and site covers an area of about 20 dunams, overlooking the Lebonah valley, the road passing through it and the ancient “Lebonah Ascent”.[1][5][2]
Survey history[edit]
Another survey was conducted in the 1990s by E. Maharian of the Staff Officer of the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria. In 2007, E. Klein surveyed the site and in October–November 2014 Raviv, Har-Even, Tavger in the framework of the “New South Samaria Survey.” conducted another extensive survey at the site.[1][5][2][3]
Archaeological findings[edit]
The latter surveys expanded the time periods and included finding from the Persian and the early Muslim periods.[3][1] The latest two surveys, first Klein then Raviv, Har-Even and Tavger discovered new findings the include buildings, mikveh, cisterns, caves, quarries, agricultural installations, hiding complex and rock-cut burial-caves of the settlement.[3][1]
Archaeological analysis[edit]
The Jewish settlement reached its peak during the Early Roman period.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Tavger, Aharon (2015-01-01). "Khirbet el-Qutt -A Fortified Jewish Village in Southern Samaria from the Second Temple Period and the Bar Kokhba Revolt". JSRS.
- ^ a b c d Finkelstein, Israel; Lederman, Zvi; Bunimovitz, Shlomo (1997). "Highlands of many cultures: The Southern Samaria survey ; the sites".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d Klein, Eitan (2009). "Jewish Settlement in the Toparchy of Acraba during the Second Temple Period - The Archaeological Evidence". Judea and Samaria Research Studies8. 18: 177–200 – via academia.edu.
- ^ Kallai, Z. 1972 "The Land of Benjamin and Mt. Ephraim. Judaea, Samaria and the Golan", Archaeological Survey 1967-1968. Jerusalem: Carta, pp. 151–193. (Hebrew)
- ^ a b "תולדות היישוב בהר שומרון בתקופה הרומית־ביזנטית". kotar.cet.ac.il. Retrieved 2024-05-21.