This is a list of archaeological sites in Israel and Palestine.
Chronological framework The chronological periods are abbreviated in this way: Pa – Paleolithic EP – Epipalaeolithic Ne – Neolithic Ch – Chalcolithic EB – Early Bronze Age IB – Intermediate Bronze Age (also called "Early Bronze IV" and "Middle Bronze I") MB – Middle Bronze Age LB – Late Bronze Age IA – Iron Age Pe – Persian period (Achaemenid Empire) He – Hellenistic period Ro – Roman period By – Byzantine period EM – Early Muslim period (Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid periods) Cr – Crusader period Ma – Mamluk period Ot – Ottoman period
Northern District NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesTel Abel Beth MaachahTell Abil el-QameḥAbu ZurayqTel ZariqAchzivAz-Zeeb, al-Zib, al-ZaibAin MallahaEynanB. Brimer and M. Davis, Tel AnafaTel el-HaderAmud CaveArbelKhirbet IrbidBaniasCaesarea PhilippiBar'am SynagogueBeth AlphaBet Alpha, Bet AlfaBeit She'arim (Roman-era Jewish village)Sheikh AbreikBeit She'arim necropolisBet She'arāyim, Kfar She'arāyimWorld Heritage SiteBethsaidaet-TellBeit She'anScythopolisBelvoir FortressKochav HaYardenCabulChabolo, ChabulonCapernaumKfar NahumChorazinKorazimDaughters of Jacob BridgeGesher Bnot Ya'akov, Jisr Benat Ya'kubTel DanTell el-QadiTel Dan SteleEd-Dikke synagogueDothanTel DothanEin el-JarbaEn NahlaotGamlaGamala, Al-SunâmTell HadarHamat GaderHamat TiberiasTel HanatonTal BadawiyeHar SenaimSenaimTel HazorHatzor, Tell el-QedahPart of the 'Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba' World Heritage SiteTel KabriTell al-QahwehJishGush HalavJubb YussefJoseph's WellJezreelZar'inHipposSussitaHurvat AmudimSde AmudimHuqoqHucucaHorbat 'UzaKfar GiladiKfar HaHoreshKafr 'InanKhirbet KerakBeth YerahKhirbet QanaKatzrin ancient village and synagogueLegioKhirbet ShartaKursi, Golan HeightsMagdalaMigdalMigdal Synagogue, Magdala stoneMaoz Haim SynagogueManot CaveMary's WellTel MegiddoTell al-MutesellimPart of the 'Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba' World Heritage SiteMegiddo churchMontfort CastleMujahiaNab‘a el-MjảḥiyyeNabratein synagogueNahal TutNahal AmudAmud 1Nimrod FortressOhaloOmritHorbat OmritPeki'in SynagogueTel QashishTell el-QassisTel QiriTel RehovMosaic of RehobTel Rekhesh (Nahal Tavor valley)Tell el-MukharkhashTel RoshKhirbet Tell ‘er-RuwesahRujm el-HiriSafedSde NahumAncient Synagogue of ShfaramSha'ar HaGolanType-site of the Yarmukian cultureTel ShemTell esh ShammamShikhinAsochisTel ShimronTel ShorTel ToraAl-SinnabraSepphorisTzipori, DiocaesaraeaTzippori SynagogueUbeidiyaTel UbeidiyaUmm el-QanatirEin KeshatotYehudiyaYiftahelKhirbat HaladiyahYodfatJotapataTel YokneamTel Qamun, Caymont
Haifa District NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesTell Abu HawamTel AcreTell el-FukharWorld Heritage Site, 'Old City of Acre'Tel AfekTell KurdanaAhwatEl-AhwatMeir Ben-Dov, Tel BurgaKhirbet al-BureijCaesarea MaritimaCaesarea PalestinaeBirds Mosaic, Pilate stoneChâteau PèlerinAtlit fortress, Castle PilgrimLocated within a closed military area of the Atlit naval base.En EsurEin el-AsawirKebara CaveKebara 2Kafr KannaKafr YasifKhirbat al-MinyaAyn Minyat Hisham, Hurvat MinimKhirbat Al-BurjBurj BinyaminaTel MevorakhTall al-MubarakMisliya caveBrotzen CaveNeve DavidNahal Me'arotWadi el-MugharaWorld Heritage SiteRamat HaNadivUmm el-'AleqTel ShushEs SkhulSkhul CaveTabun CaveTel ShikmonaTell as-SamakhTel Zomera
Central District NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesAntipatrisTel Afek, Kŭlảt Râs el ’AinGezerTel GezerKfar MonashKfar Monash HoardLodLyydaLod MosaicMazor MausoleumMesad HashavyahuQesem caveWhite MosqueTomb of BenjaminYavne-YamMinet RubinYavneIbelin, Tel Yavne
Tel Aviv District NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesApollonia-ArsufArsurTel GerisaTell Jerishe, Tell Jarisha, Napoleon's HillTel HashashJaffaYafo, Yaffa, Japho, JoppaTel MichalKhirbat el-‘OraTell QasileTell QudadiTel ZetonTell Abu Zeitun
Jerusalem Incorporates Jerusalem Municipality, including both West and East Jerusalem. NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesCave of the Minor SanhedrinCave of NicanorGivati Parking Lot digHuldah GatesIsraelite TowerJason's TombTemple MountHar HaBayit, Haram esh-Sharif, Al Aqsa CompoundKing Hezekiah bulla, Ophel Treasure, Ophel inscriptionWestern Wall TunnelCity of DavidWadi HilwehPool of BethesdaSouthern WallTrumpeting Place inscriptionJerusalem pilgrim roadMonastery of the VirginsMonolith of SilwanTomb of Pharaoh's DaughterPeace ForestCaiaphas ossuaryRamat RachelScopus stone vessels caveSheikh BadrShuafatSilwanKfar HaShiloahSilwan necropolisAl-Marwani MosqueSolomon's StablesTabachnik GardenTalpiot TombTomb of AbsalomAbsalom's PillarTomb of Benei HezirTombs of the KingsTomb of the ProphetsTombs of the SanhedrinTomb of ZechariahTower of DavidJerusalem CitadelKhirbet Umm LeisunUmm Leisun inscription
Jerusalem District NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesAdullamEîd el Mieh, Khirbet ‘Id el-MinyaTel AzekahEin HemedAqua BellaEkronTel Miqne, Khirbet el-Muqanna, AccaronEkron Royal Dedicatory InscriptionHorvat 'EthriUmm SuweidTell ej-JudeidehKhirbet QeiyafaElah FortressKhirbat Umm BurjKhirbet et-TibbanehTimnah of JudahSatafSokhoSubaSoba, Sobetha, Zova, Tel Tzova, Jabal SubaTimnahTel Batash
West Bank NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesAlexandriumAlexandrium, Sartaba, Qarn SartabeTell BalataShechemBetarKhirbet al-YahudByzantine Church of Khirbet et-TirehEin FeshkhaEnot ZukimEl KhiamType-site of the Khiamian cultureEmmaus NicopolisEmmausEt-TellAiEshtemoa synagogueTell el-Far'ah (North)TirzahGalgalaGibeonGiv'onGilgal ITell el HammehHasmonean royal winter palacesTulul Abu al-'AlayiqWadi Qelt SynagogueHebronAl-KhalilA World Heritage SiteHerodiumHerodeionHorvat MaonKhirbet Maʿin, Tell MaʿinHyrcaniaKhirbet el-Mird, KastellionHisham's PalaceQaṣr Hishām, Khirbat al-MafjarTentative World Heritage candidate site.Jericho synagogueKhirbet IbziqBezekKhirbet KefirehKhirbet el-MaqatirKhirbet MazinMetzad KidronKhirbet el-QomKhirbet TibnahKhirbat KhudashKhirbat ash-ShajaraLaura of EuthymiusMamreRamat el-KhalilMount Gerizim - Har Grizim - Jebel et-TorSacred mountain of the Samaritans.Tentative World Heritage candidate site.Monastery of MartyriusNaaranTell en-NasbehMizpehJaazaniahNetiv HaGdudPhasael towerHippicus TowerQubur Bani Isra'ilQumranKhirbet QumranQumran CavesTentative World Heritage candidate site.Tel RumeidaJabla al-RahamaSebastiaSamaria, ShomronShemouniyehWadi al-Far'aTell es-SultanTel JerichoTower of Jericho, Wall of Jericho. A World Heritage SiteShuqba CaveType-site of the Natufian cultureSolomon's PoolsSusyaTi'inikTaanachTomb of JoshuaTomb of SamuelNebi SamwilTel ShilohKhirbet SeilunWadi DaliyehMughâret Abū Shinjeh and Iraq en-Na'sana cavesWadi TahunaType-site of the Tahunian culture
Gaza Strip
NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesTell el-AjjulTell el-Ajjul gold hoardsTell Ali MuntarTell Muntar, Tell Al-MuntarAnthedonAl-Balakhiyya; Anthedon HarbourProposed as a Tentative World Heritage Site in 2012Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolisBarquq CastleBlakhiya Byzantine cemeteryPossibly connected to AnthedonByzantine Church of JabaliaProposed as a Tentative World Heritage Site in 2026Deir el-Balah Bronze Age cemeteryDeir el-Balah sarcophagiGaza synagogueal-MoghraqaPossible satellite settlement of Tell el-AjjulMonastery of SeridusTell RuqeishTell er-Ruqeish; Tell RuqaishAl-Saqqa HouseTell es-SakanTell es-SanamSaint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm AmerA World Heritage SiteTaur IkhbeinehZofor Domri MosqueAl-Qazmari Mosque
Southern District NameAlternative Name(s)PaEPNeChEBIBMBLBIAPeHeRoByEMCrMaOtFeatures and notesHorvat 'AnimTel AradArad ostracaAshdodTel AshdodAshdod-YamAscalonTel AshkelonAshkelon dog cemeteryAvdatAbdah, Ovdat, ObodatTel Be'er ShevaTell es-SebaPart of the 'Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba' World Heritage SiteBeit GuvrinBayt Jibrin, EleutheropolisPart of the 'Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves' World Heritage SiteTell Beit MirsimBir Abu MatarKhirbet Abu MatarCave of HorrorCave 8Cave of LettersEin HaBesorEin BokekMetzad BokekEin GediChalcolithic Temple of Ein GediTel EraniTell esh-Sheikh Ahmed el-ʿAreiniTell el-Far'ah (South)GathTell es-Safi, Tel Tzafit??HatulaHaluzaHalasa, ChellousTell el-HesiHorvat UzaIr OvotKhirbet Beit LeiBeth LoyaTel LachishLotz CisternsBorot LozMaon SynagogueMampsisMamshit, MemphisMareshaPart of the 'Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves' World Heritage SiteMasadaWorld Heritage SiteMinat al-Qal'aNahal HemarNahal IssaronNitzanaShivtaTimna ValleyTel ZayitTell Zeita, Kirbat Zeita al Kharab
See also List of archaeological excavations in Jerusalem List of biblical places Levantine archaeology Politics of archaeology in Israel and Palestine
References
External links Appropriating the Past: Israel’s Archaeological Practices in the West Bank Israel’s army of archaeological looters