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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification
was built by king Jeroboam (10th BCE);the gate itself
(29,5 x 17,8 m)comprises two towers with two guard
rooms on either side.A reconstructed throne at the
entrance.

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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jerobo...

A cult place behind the gate of the fortification
of Tel Dan was probably built by king Jeroboam of
Israel in the 10th BCE.

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A cult place behind the gate of the fortification of Tel Dan was probably...

A cult place behind the gate of the fortification
of Tel Dan was probably built by king Jeroboam of
Israel in the 10th BCE.

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A cult place behind the gate of the fortification of Tel Dan was probably...

The fortification walls which run along the southern
side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of
Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones,
built without mortar.

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The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The fortification walls which run along the southern
side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of
Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones,
built without mortar.

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The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The fortification walls which run along the southern
side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of
Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones,
built without mortar.

#08040757

The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The fortification walls which run along the southern
side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of
Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones,
built without mortar.

#08040758

The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The fortification walls which run along the southern
side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of
Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones,
built without mortar.

#08040759

The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The fortification walls which run along the southern
side of Tel Dan are attributed to king Jeroboam of
Israel.They are "cyclopean walls" of huge stones,
built without mortar.

#08040760

The fortification walls which run along the southern side of Tel Dan are attr...

The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification
was built by king Jeroboam (10th BCE);the gate itself
(29,5 x 17,8 m)comprises two towers with two guard
rooms on either side.A reconstructed throne at the
entrance.

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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jerobo...

Cylinder seal: two orants before a goddess.
Cuneiform inscription in the name of the scribe
Ur-Nanshe. From Tello

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Cylinder seal: two orants before a goddess. Cuneiform inscription in...

A genie watering bulls.
From Tello,2300 BCE

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A genie watering bulls. From Tello,2300 BCE