Tel Haror (Hebrew name) or Tell Abu Hureyra[1] (Arabic name; also spelled Hureira and Hareira), also known as Tel Heror,[citation needed] is an archaeological site in the western Negev Desert, Israel,[1] northwest of Beersheba, about 20 km east of the Mediterranean Sea,[citation needed] situated on the north bank of Wadi Gerar,[1] a wadi known in Arabic as Wadi esh-Sheri'a. During the Middle Bronze Age II it was one of the largest urban centres in the area,[citation needed] occupying about 40 acres.[1] The city contains substantial remains of Middle Bronze Age II through to Persian-period settlement strata.[1]
- ^ a b c d e Negev, Avraham; Gibson, Shimon (2001). Haror (Tel); Abu Hureyra (Tell). New York and London: Continuum. p. 219. ISBN 0-8264-1316-1.
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