Tell el-Ajjul

Tell el-Ajjul
Tell el-Ajjul in 1954
Tell el-Ajjul is located in State of Palestine
Tell el-Ajjul
Shown within State of Palestine
LocationPalestine
RegionGaza Strip
Coordinates31°28′04″N 34°24′15″E / 31.4677°N 34.4043°E / 31.4677; 34.4043
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsBronze Age
Site notes
Excavation dates1930–1934; 1999–2000
Archaeologists

Tall al-Ajjul or Tell el-'Ajul is an archaeological mound or tell in the Gaza Strip. The fortified city excavated at the site dates as far back as ca. 2000-1800 BCE and was inhabited during the Bronze Age. It is located at the mouth of Wadi Ghazzah just south of the town of Gaza.[1]

  1. ^ "II. Preliminary Results | Swedish Archaeology in Jordan, Palestine and Cyprus, Peter Fischer". Fischer Archaeology. Retrieved 19 October 2020.