 Tel Gerisa ("Tel Napoleon") | |
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| Location | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°05′30″N 34°48′27″E / 32.09167°N 34.80750°E |
| New Israel Grid | 1820/6667 |
Tel Gerisa (Hebrew: תל גריסה) or Tell Jerishe[1] and Tell Jarisha (Arabic), commonly known as Tel Napoleon (Hebrew: תל נפוליאון, lit. 'Napoleon's Hill'), as his army camped on it during the siege of Jaffa, is an archaeological site in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the southern bank of the Yarkon River. The Tel meaures c. 40 dunams.[2] The main phases of the site are dated to the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, with a smaller settlement in Iron Age I and going into decline in Iron Age II (10th century BCE).[1]
Tel Napoleon became part of Tel Aviv on 10 January 1946.[3]
- ^ a b Negev, Avraham; Gibson, Shimon (2001). Gerisa (Tel);Jerishe (Tell). New York and London: Continuum. pp. 194–5. ISBN 0-8264-1316-1. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Jakoel, Eriola; Barkan, Diego (2010). "Tel Gerisa". Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel. 122. JSTOR 26582970. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "על השטחים החדשים שנספחו לחל־א3י3 | ידיעות עירית תל אביב | 14 אפריל 1946 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית".