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Tel Lachish

Lachish (Hebrew: לכיש, romanized: Lāḵîš; Koine Greek: Λαχίς; Latin: Lachis) was an ancient Canaanite and later Israelite city in the Shephelah ("lowlands") region of Canaan on the south bank of the Lakhish River. The current tell by that name, known as Tel Lachish (Hebrew: תל לכיש) or Tell el-Duweir (تل الدوير), has been identified with Lachish. Today…

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Owner
Public
Location
Southern District, Israel
Abandoned
587 BCE
Archaeologists
James Leslie Starkey, Olga Tufnell, Yohanan Aharoni, David Ussishkin, Yosef Garfinkel
Area
20 ha (49 acres)
Condition
Ruined

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Nodes127
Edges126
Triples178
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
Components1

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related to Further reading · 100
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related to Ussishkin expedition (1973 to 1994) · 23
Tel Lachish → According, Archaeology, BCE, Canaanite, David Ussishkin, Excavation, Excavations, Iron Age, Israel Exploration Society, Israelite Late Bronze Age, Judah, Lachish, Late Bronze, Linear, Nissim Golding-Meir, Tel Aviv University Institute, Tel Aviv University's Institute, The, The Starkey-Tufnell, The Ussishkin
related to Fake Darius inscription · 18
Tel Lachish → Achaemenid Empire, Aramaic, BCE, Darius, Eylon Levy, Great, In, Isaac Herzog, Israel Antiquities Authority, Israeli, Levy, Saar Ganor, She, Subsequently, The, This, Year, Yehud Medinata
related to External links · 16
Tel Lachish → Age Potter's Workshop, Assyrian Reliefs, Canaanite, Duweir, Encyclopedia, First, Images, Internet Archaeology, Israel, Lachish, LachishPhoto, LachishPictures, November, Phys, Tel LachishA Late Bronze, Tell
related to Gallery · 6
Tel Lachish → Entrance, PalaceOriginal, ParkSiege, Tel LachishRemains, Thrones, Yehuda
Abandoned · 1
Tel Lachish → 587 BCE
Archaeologists · 1
Tel Lachish → James Leslie Starkey, Olga Tufnell, Yohanan Aharoni, David Ussishkin, Yosef Garfinkel
Area · 1
Tel Lachish → 20 ha (49 acres)
Condition · 1
Tel Lachish → Ruined
Cultures · 1
Tel Lachish → Canaanite, Israelite, Judahite

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Tel LachishAbandoned587 BCE1.00infobox
Tel LachishArchaeologistsJames Leslie Starkey, Olga Tufnell, Yohanan Aharoni, David Ussishkin, Yosef Garfinkel1.00infobox
Tel LachishArea20 ha (49 acres)1.00infobox
Tel LachishConditionRuined1.00infobox
Tel LachishCulturesCanaanite, Israelite, Judahite1.00infobox
Tel LachishEventSiege of Lachish (701 BCE)1.00infobox
Tel LachishExcavation dates1932–1938, 1966, 1968, 1973–1994, 2013–20161.00infobox
Tel LachishGrid position135/108 PAL1.00infobox
Tel LachishLocationSouthern District, Israel1.00infobox
Tel LachishOwnerPublic1.00infobox
Tel LachishPart ofCanaan, Kingdom of Judah1.00infobox
Tel LachishPeriodsBronze Age, Iron Age1.00infobox
Tel LachishPublic accessYes1.00infobox
Tel LachishRegionShephelah1.00infobox
Tel LachishTypeSettlement1.00infobox

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