Tel Burga Explained

Tel Burga
Native Name:	תל בורגה
Map Type:	Israel
Coordinates:	32.5208°N 34.9641°W

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

History

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

• Archaeology of Israel

Notes and References

1. https://www.academia.edu/2636052/A_Built_Tomb_of_the_MB_IIA_and_other_Finds_at_Tel_Burga_in_the_Sharon_Plain A built tomb from Middle Bronze Age IIA and other finds at Tel Burga in the Sharon Plain
2. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE, Margreet L. Steiner, Ann E. Killebrew