Dan, Archaeological site in Northern District, Israel
Dan is an archaeological site in Northern District, Israel, spanning multiple settlement layers across 20 hectares (50 acres). The site shows defensive walls, gates, and remains of ancient dwellings at different elevations.
Settlements at this location date back to 4500 BCE and cover periods from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic era. Excavations have uncovered artifacts from each of these epochs that document the change of cultures across millennia.
The archaeological park preserves a sacred site that served different communities as a center of religious worship across millennia. Visitors today can see the remains of altars and ritual installations that show how people carried out their spiritual practices here.
Visitors follow marked pathways through the excavation site that lead to the main uncovered areas. Information panels along the routes explain the meaning of the architectural elements and findings at each location.
Archaeologists discovered fragments of a stele with an Aramaic inscription that mentions the House of David during the 1990s. This inscription provides an external source for the biblical dynasty and is considered a major find for research of that period.
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