🧿 Tel Motza temple

Israel · Asia · 31.79°N, 35.16°E

Tel Motza or Tel Moẓa is an archaeological site in Motza on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel. It includes the remains of a large Neolithic settlement dated to around 8600–8200 BCE, and Iron Age Israelite settlement dating to around 1000 to 500 BCE and identified with the biblical Mozah mentioned in the Book of Joshua. In 2012, Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of a temple from the Iron Age IIA levels at Motza, contemporary with the First Temple in Jerusalem.

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Country	Israel
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	31.79°N, 35.16°E · view on map

Tel Motza temple is located in Israel, in Asia.

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