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June 29, 2022
An Ancient Hasmonean Fortress in the Galilee
The mystery of Horvat Tefen.
Located in the Upper Galilee, about ten miles east of the coastal city of Akko (known to ancient Greeks as Ptolemais and to Europeans as Acre), the fortress of Horvat Tefen dates to the 1st or 2nd century BCE. Excavations of the site began in 2019. Nathan Steinmeyer explains why archaeologists have connected it to the Hasmoneans—the dynasty that led the Maccabean revolt and included the last Jewish kings to rule the Land of Israel:
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An Ancient Hasmonean Fortress in the Galilee
The mystery of Horvat Tefen.