geography assertion · geo_site_khirbet_qeiyafa
Geography assertion for site_khirbet_qeiyafa
Also known as: Sha'arayim identification proposed, Neta'im identification proposed
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Geography and uncertainty
geometry type
site_pointcoordinate status
source_checked_representative_pointcoordinate confidence
moderatereconstruction method
Representative point transcribed from published site location and cross-checked against the Pleiades scholarly gazetteer where available; rounded to four decimal places.valid from
- era
- BCE
- year
- 1050
valid to
- era
- BCE
- year
- 915
explanation
The point marks the archaeological site or tell conventionally identified as Khirbet Qeiyafa. It does not represent the settlement footprint, municipal boundary, or ancient territory.uncertainty warning
The point is a map locator. Ancient occupation may cover a larger mound, lower city, harbour, cemetery, or dispersed landscape, and contested identifications remain source-dependent.Evidence and sources
- informs · locates
Absolute Chronology of Khirbet Qeiyafa — Yosef Garfinkel, Katharina Streit, Saar Ganor, Michael G. Hasel (2015)Supports identification and archaeological location of Khirbet Qeiyafa; the point is a representative site locator, not an excavation footprint.
Locator: radiocarbon sequence - informs · locates
Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places — Ancient World Mapping Center, Stoa ConsortiumProvides an independent ancient-place orientation where a corresponding or nearby place record is available; coordinates are rounded to four decimal places.
Locator: Gazetteer search/place record for Khirbet Qeiyafa; representative point cross-check, accessed 2026-08-12
Referenced records
- Shephelah · entity
- Khirbet Qeiyafa · entity