יבנה-ים (Hebrew), Minet Rubin (Arabic)[1] | |
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| Location | Mediterranean shore, near Palmachim |
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| Region | Gan Raveh Regional Council |
| Coordinates | 31°55′22″N 34°41′36″E / 31.92278°N 34.69333°E |
| Type | Tell |
| Part of | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Abandoned | 12th century |
| Periods | Middle Bronze Age[1] to Early Islamic Period |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1967-1969 1992-present |
| Archaeologists | Jacob Kaplan Moshe Fischer |
| Condition | ruins |
| Public access | Yes |
Yavne-Yam (Hebrew: יבנה ים, also spelled Yavneh-Yam, literally Yavne-Sea) or Minet Rubin (Arabic, literally Port of Rubin, referring to biblical Reuben; Greek: Ἰαμνιτῶν Λιμήν)[2][1] is an archaeological site located on Israel's Southern Coastal Plain, about 15 km south of Tel Aviv. Built on eolianite[3] hills next to a small promontory forming the sole anchorage able to provide shelter to seagoing vessels between Jaffa and the Sinai,[4] Yavne-Yam is notable for its role as the port of ancient Yavne. Excavations carried out by Tel Aviv University since 1992 have revealed continuous habitation from the second millennium BCE up to the Middle Ages; the famous Yavne-Yam ostracon is named after the site.
- ^ a b c Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson (2001). "Jabneh; Jabneel; Jamnia (a)". Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land. New York and London: Continuum. p. 253. ISBN 0-8264-1316-1.
- ^ "Yavneh-Yam - History". Yavneh-Yam Project. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Yavneh-Yam - Geography". Yavneh-Yam Project. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ "Underwater Archaeology - Yavneh-Yam Anchorage". Israel Antiquities Authority. Retrieved 2009-10-12.