Tel Achziv
israel
An Ancient City on the Southern Phoenician Coast
Tel Achziv was at the intersection of maritime and terrestrial cultures during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Situated on a major route connecting the Phoenician kingdoms and the Southern Levantine coast, it dictated its important role in the settlement layout. Achziv thus became a place of economic imperial interest and potential conflict throughout history. The site is a perfect case study for exploring the function and use of a medium-size port town along the Mediterranean coast. Moreover, it is one of the last important Phoenician sites of Iron Age Palestine that has not yet been substantially investigated.
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Details
Geographic Location
Northern Israel, close to the town of Nahariya
Periods of Occupation
Middle Bronze II, Iron II, Roman, Crusader, Ottoman
Directors
Michael Jasmin
Dr. Michael Jasmin, archaeologist and associate of the CNRS-UMR 8167 laboratory in France.
Yifat Thareani
Dr. Yifat Thareani, archaeologist, Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology, Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, Israel.
Philippe Abrahami
Dr. Philippe Abrahami, Assyriologist at the University of Lumière Lyon 2, France.
