Tell_Hadar
Tell Hadar
Archeological site of ancient city on the Sea of Galilee
Tell Hadar[2] (Arabic: Sheikh Chader[1] or Sheikh Khadr,[3] Hebrew: תל הדר, romanized: Tel Hadar, lit. 'splendid hill'),[3] is an archaeological site on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It contains a settlement and a port. A wall, 70 metres (230 ft) across, is either of the of the Late Bronze Age I or Iron Age I. In between periods of no human presence (14th, 10th century BC), it had grown,[clarification needed] under the control of an Aramean kingdom, possibly Geshur; a planned city, granaries, and possibly other storage facilities, were constructed.[4][5] In the 9th century BC the wall was discarded. An excavation revealed two buildings sharing one wall.[6]