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'''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,<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/ | |||
| title = The Megiddo Expedition | |||
| 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 site | |||
| 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 | |||
| url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108 | |||
| title = Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | |||
| publisher = UNESCO}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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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