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*{{cite journal |last1=Ben-Shlomo |first1= David |last2= Hawkins |first2=Ralph K. |date=2017 |title=Excavations at Khirbet el Mastarah, the Jordan Valley, 2017 |url=https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/judea-and-samaria-research-studies/2019/06/05/excavations-at-khirbet-el-mastarah-the-jordan-valley-2017/ |journal=Judea and Samaria Studies |volume=26 |issue=2 |publisher=Ariel University |access-date=24 May 2020 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ben-Shlomo |first1= David |last2= Hawkins |first2=Ralph K. |date=2017 |title=Excavations at Khirbet el Mastarah, the Jordan Valley, 2017 |url=https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/judea-and-samaria-research-studies/2019/06/05/excavations-at-khirbet-el-mastarah-the-jordan-valley-2017/ |journal=Judea and Samaria Studies |volume=26 |issue=2 |publisher=Ariel University Publishing |access-date=24 May 2020 }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ben-Shlomo |first1= David |last2= Hawkins |date=July-August 2018 |title=Khirbet el-Mastarah: An Early Israelite Settlement? |url=https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/magazine/khirbet-el-mastarah-an-early-israelite-settlement/ |journal=[[Biblical Archaeology Review]] |volume=9 |issue=5 |url-access=subscription }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Ben-Shlomo |first1= David |last2= Hawkins |date=July-August 2018 |title=Khirbet el-Mastarah: An Early Israelite Settlement? |url=https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/magazine/khirbet-el-mastarah-an-early-israelite-settlement/ |journal=[[Biblical Archaeology Review]] |volume=9 |issue=5 |url-access=subscription }}
*{{cite book |last=Zertal |first=Adam |date=2012 |title=The Manasseh Hill Country Survey, Vol. V: The Middle Jordan Valley (from Wadi Fasael to Wadi ’Aujah)|publisher=University of Haifa |language=he |author-link=Adam Zertal}}
*{{cite book |last=Zertal |first=Adam |date=2012 |title=The Manasseh Hill Country Survey, Vol. V: The Middle Jordan Valley (from Wadi Fasael to Wadi ’Aujah)|publisher=University of Haifa |language=he |author-link=Adam Zertal}}

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Khirbet el-Mastarah
Khirbet el-Mastarah is located in West Bank
Khirbet el-Mastarah
Shown within West Bank
RegionWest Bank
Coordinates31°57′41″N 35°24′32″E / 31.961393°N 35.408925°E / 31.961393; 35.408925
Altitude7 – −3 m (23 – −10 ft)
TypeComplex oval compound
Length70-100m
Area2.5 acres
History
FoundedIron Age I
PeriodsIron Age I and II
CulturesIsraelite[1]
Site notes
DiscoveredApril 2004
Excavation dates5th-29th June 2017
ArchaeologistsAdam Zertal, David Ben-Shlomo, Ralph K. Hawkins
ConditionRuins
Websitehttps://www.jvep.org/khirbetel-mastarah

Khirbet el-Mastarah is an archeological site that includes the largest of the complex oval compound type habitation sites located in the middle Jordan Valley in the West Bank.[2]

Location

Khirbet el-Masratah is located 8km north of Jericho and 2km west of Ain Aujah in Wadi Auja on a small hill hidden by 3 larger hills. These surrounding hills cause the 2.5 acre site to be hidden from view.[3]

Discovery

The site was discovered and surveyed in April 2004 by Adam Zertal during the course of the Manasseh Hill Country Survey.[4]

Excavation History

An excavation directed by David Ben-Shlomo and Ralph K. Hawkins took place in June 2017.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Ben-Shlomo & Hawkins 2018, p. 46.
  2. ^ Ben-Shlomo & Hawkins 2018, p. 54.
  3. ^ Ben-Shlomo & Hawkins 2018, p. 51-52.
  4. ^ Zertal 2012, pp. 323–326.
  5. ^ Ben-Shlomo & Hawkins 2017, p. 49.

References

  • Ben-Shlomo, David; Hawkins, Ralph K. (2017). "Excavations at Khirbet el Mastarah, the Jordan Valley, 2017". Judea and Samaria Studies. 26 (2). Ariel University Publishing. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  • Ben-Shlomo, David; Hawkins (July–August 2018). "Khirbet el-Mastarah: An Early Israelite Settlement?". Biblical Archaeology Review. 9 (5).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  • Zertal, Adam (2012). The Manasseh Hill Country Survey, Vol. V: The Middle Jordan Valley (from Wadi Fasael to Wadi ’Aujah) (in Hebrew). University of Haifa.