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Tel Shimron

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Names
Transliterated Name Source Name
Tel Shimron Hebrew תל שמרון‎
Shimron Hebrew שמרון
Simonias
Semunieh
Greek Συμοών
Samuniyyah Arabic ?
Introduction
Site Description and Excavation History

Tel Shimron is located on the northern side of the Jezreel Valley and at the western edge of the Nazareth ridge. The site lies along the ancient route running from the ‘Akko plain to the Bet She’an and Jordan Valleys, and it was occupied from the Neolithic until recent times. The current archaeological project began in 2016 with a surface survey and remote sensing, aiming to duplicate the methods (surface collection, test pits) and the results of the survey undertaken by A. Raban, A. Ben-Tor and Y. Portugali in 1981 (Portugali 1982). The survey succeeded in confirming many of the results of the original survey, including the existence of Middle Bronze Age remains close to the surface on many parts of the mound and the presence of remains from later periods on the terraces in the center of the mound (Fig. 1). In some areas, however, such as on the lower terraces on the western side of the site, the 2016 survey indicated that several later strata overlay the Middle Bronze Age remains.

Maps, Aerial Views, and Plans
Maps, Aerial Views, and Plans

Maps and Aerial Views

  • Location Map for Tel Shimron
    Map of the area around Shimron -From Canaanite/Israelite periods to the Roman period – 15 century BC through 3 century AD

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    Figure 1

    Location Map

    Alexandre (2015)
    Tel Shimron from Alexandre (2015)
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Plans

Normal Size

  • Fig. 1 - Map of Tel Shimron
    Fig. 1

    Map of Tel Shimron showing the predominant date of the pottery assemblages found in surface collections

    (hillshade map based on the Jezreel Valley Regional Project)

    Master and Martin (2021)
    showing the predominant date of the pottery assemblages found in surface collections from Master and Martin (2021)

Magnified

  • Fig. 1 - Map of Tel Shimron
    Fig. 1

    Map of Tel Shimron showing the predominant date of the pottery assemblages found in surface collections

    (hillshade map based on the Jezreel Valley Regional Project)

    Master and Martin (2021)
    showing the predominant date of the pottery assemblages found in surface collections from Master and Martin (2021)

Notes and Further Reading
References

Articles and Books

Aharoni, Y. (1974) The Land of the Bible: a historical geography - can be borrowed with a free archive.org account - see pp. 144-147 for Enemy Curse Tablets

Alexandre, Y. (2015) Tel Shimron (West) Extended Report Hadashot Arkheologiyot Volume 127 Year 2015

Feig, N. (2007) Tel Shimron Hadashot Arkheologiyot Volume 119 Year 2007

Feig, N. (2009) Tel Shimron Final Report Hadashot Arkheologiyot Volume 121 Year 2009

Master, D.M. and Martin, M.A.S. (2021) Tel Shimron – 2017, 2019 Preliminary Report Hadashot Arkheologiyot Volume 133 Year 2021

Portugali, Yuval. 1982. “A Field Methodology for Regional Archaeology (The Jezreel Valley Survey, 1981).” Tel Aviv 9: 170–88.

Websites

Tel Shimron Excavations Website

Jezreel Valley Regional Project Website

Tel Shimron at BibleWalks.com

Simonias at The Jewish Encyclopedia

Semunieh at IAA Archives

Shimron at BibleEncyclopedia.com

Wikipedia page for Tel Shimron