List Of Archaeological Sites In Israel And Palestine

The geographical framework of the sites listed is based on the political boundaries rather than historical, archaeological boundaries. Sites in this list are located within the territory of the modern State of Israel, including Israeli-occupied territories that were fully annexed to Israel, namely East Jerusalem (part of the West Bank) and the Golan Heights (occupied from Syria). Under the Antiquities Law of the State of Israel of 1978, the archaeological activity in these territories is de facto administered by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The list also includes sites within the Palestinian territories (claimed by the State of Palestine). Archaeological activity in these territories is administered by the Staff Officer for Archaeology in Judea and Samaria of the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinian Department of Antiquities of the Palestinian National Authority.

The sites appear by the name in articles, and in cases where other names exist, they are listed in the "Alternative name(s)" column. The sites are also divided between different natural and geographical regions.

The chronological periods are abbreviated in this way:

• Pa - Paleolithic
• EP - Epipalaeolithic
• Ne - Neolithic
• Ch - Chalcolithic
• EB - Early Bronze Age
• IB - Intermediate Bronze Age (EB IV/MB I)
• MB - Middle Bronze Age
• LB - Late Bronze Age
• IA - Iron Age
• Pe - Persian period (Achaemenid Empire)
• He - Hellenistic period
• Ro - Roman period
• By - Byzantine period
• EM - Early Muslim period (Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid periods)
• Cr - Crusader period
• Ma - Mamluk period
• Ot - Ottoman period