Hazor

A large Palestinian tell site in northern Israel, occupied from the Early Bronze Age till the Hellenistic period. In the Middle Bronze Age, c 1700 BC, it was a large town with a citadel and surrounded by a rampart with sloping plaster ramp, of the type associated with the Hyksos. In c 1220 BC, the Canaanites were driven from the city by the Israelites, reputedly under Joshua. In the 10th century BC, the city was rebuilt by Solomon, who constructed a monumental gateway. This city was destroyed by the Assyrians c 734 (or 732) BC; however, the citadel continued to be used into the Hellenistic period.

Large Palestinian tell southwest of Lake Huleh in northern Israel, occupied from the Early Bronze Age till the Hellenistic period. In the Middle Bronze Age, cl700 bc, it was a large town covering 72 hectares with a citadel in the southwest corner and surrounded by a rampart with sloping plaster ramp, of the type associated with the Hyksos. At a later date the Canaanites were driven from the city by the Israelites, reputedly under Joshua, cl 220 BC. In the 10th century the city was rebuilt by Solomon, who constructed a monumental gateway. This city was destroyed by the Assyrians c734 bc; however, the citadel continued to be used into the Hellenistic period. [ho, huo]. See ritual vessels (China), li.