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Tel Burga

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Tel Burga
תל בורגה
Tel Burga is located in Israel
Tel Burga
Shown within Israel
LocationBinyamina, Israel
Coordinates32°31′15.0312″N 34°57′50.8242″E / 32.520842000°N 34.964117833°E / 32.520842000; 34.964117833

Tel Burga is an archaeological site in the Sharon Plain 1 km east of Binyamina, Israel.[1]

History

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Tel Burga was a small fortified site strategically located between larger cities in Canaan in a position to support growing urban culture during the Middle Bronze Age.[2] Archaeological surveys on site identified the remains of at least two towers and a wall, as well as ceramic remains from various periods, starting with the Chalcolithic; Early, Intermediate and Middle Bronze and Iron Ages. Roman and Medieval artifacts were also found.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b A built tomb from Middle Bronze Age IIA and other finds at Tel Burga in the Sharon Plain, Amir Golani
  2. ^ The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE, Margreet L. Steiner, Ann E. Killebrew