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Bull Site
The Bull Site on the Dhahrat et-Tawileh ridge
Bull Site is located in West Bank
Bull Site
Shown within West Bank
LocationDhahrat et-Tawileh
RegionWest Bank
Coordinates32°24′33″N 35°19′25″E / 32.409152°N 35.323578°E / 32.409152; 35.323578
Altitude455 m (1,493 ft)
TypeCult installation
Length23 metres
Width21 metres
Area380 sqr metres
History
MaterialStone, bedrock
Founded12th century BCE
Abandoned12th century BCE
PeriodsIron IA
CulturesCanaanite, Israelite, or migratory population
Site notes
Discovered1977
Excavation datesApr 1978, Sept 1981
ArchaeologistsAmihai Mazar
ConditionIn ruins

The so-called Bull Site is a 12th-century BCE open air ancient cult installation[1] found at Dhahrat et-Tawileh[2] (also spelled Daharat et-Tawileh),[3] in the West Bank. The site is named for the bronze sacred bull statuette which was found at the site in 1977.

  1. ^ Bloch-Smith & Alpert Nakhai (1999), p. 76.
  2. ^ Ahlström (1990)
  3. ^ Mazar (1982)

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