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Beit Yanai Webcam, Live Ashdod
Yam View
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Location Information:
Ashdod-Yam
is an Iron Age archaeological site
on the Mediterranean coast of Israel
in southern part of the modern city
of Ashdod and about 5 kilometres
southwest of Tel Ashdod (site of one
of the ancient cities of the
Philistines). The site is mentioned
in documents from the time of Sargon
II of Assyria when in 713 BCE the
Assyrian king speaks of having to
depose an usurper who had taken over
control of the city of Ashdod and
had fortified it, Gath, and Ashdod-Yam.
Byzantine settlement Azotus
Paraliyus was established in the
site in 4th century as trade and
harbor site of located eastern
regional center Azotus Mesagius.
Building of sea gates for cities
distanated from the sea started form
Persian reign in the area in eighth
century BCE. The remains of
Byzantine period (including big
church) were found over 2km northern
from Iron Age site. The majority of
the area was not excavated and
covered under sand dunes.
The "Kal'at Al Mina" Ashdod-yam
citadel was built in Fatimid period
as part of Arab coast fortifications
against strong Byzantine navy.
The site was excavated by Jacob
Kaplan from 1965 to 1968 on behalf
of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Museum of
Antiquities. Finds at the site
include sections of city
fortification walls and a glacis.
Pottery found at the site suggests
that the fortifications were
constructed in the second half of
the eighth century BCE and that a
second phase of occupation occurred
during the seventh century BCE when
the site was no longer fortified.
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