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| url = http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/ | | url = http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/ | ||
| title = The Megiddo Expedition | | title = The Megiddo Expedition | ||
| publisher = Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University}}</ref> designated by [[UNESCO]] as a [[World Heritage | | publisher = Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University}}</ref> designated by [[UNESCO]] as a [[World Heritage site]].<ref>{{citation | ||
| title = Unesco Inscribes Megiddo As A World Heritage | | title = Unesco Inscribes Megiddo As A World Heritage site | ||
| url = http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/world_heritage.html | | url = http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/world_heritage.html | ||
| publisher = Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University}}</ref> The tel was first [[excavation|excavated]] in 1903, and since then has been the subject of archaeological investigations in the 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s.<ref>{{citation | | publisher = Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University}}</ref> The tel was first [[excavation|excavated]] in 1903, and since then has been the subject of archaeological investigations in the 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s.<ref>{{citation | ||
Latest revision as of 10:34, 7 March 2024
Megiddo is a tel in Israel, whose name is linked to the Biblical Book of Revelations concept of the ultimate battle at Armageddon. There is a significant archeological site with evidence of past battles,[1] designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.[2] The tel was first excavated in 1903, and since then has been the subject of archaeological investigations in the 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s.[3]
References
- ↑ The Megiddo Expedition, Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University
- ↑ Unesco Inscribes Megiddo As A World Heritage site, Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University
- ↑ Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba, UNESCO