Tel Halif

Albrecht Alt suggested that it is the location of the biblical town of Ziklag. Other evidence suggests Rimmon. Nadav Na'aman has suggested identifying this as the site of biblical Hormah. == History ==

Iron Age Iron I Tel Halif was a small town inhabited by Israelites during the Iron Age I. Iron II It had a casemate wall and typical pillar-courtyard houses in the 9th–8th centuries BCE. Rock-cut bench tombs were found nearby, and they represent burial practices typical to the 8th century BCE. Archaeological evidence uncovered a house destroyed during the 701 BCE Assyrian invasion, and the town saw brief reoccupation in the early 7th century before being abandoned under Persian rule. == Excavations ==

Excavcations around Tel Halif was among the research activities of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology as part of the Lahav Research Project arranged by Joe Seger in 1974. ==See also==