Tall al-Fāriʿah

Tall al-Fāriʿah, ancient site in northern Palestine, located near the head of the Wādī al-Fāriʿah northeast of Nabulus in the West Bank. Excavations at the site, sponsored since 1946 by the Dominican École Biblique de St. Étienne in Jerusalem, have revealed that occupation began during the Chalcolithic Age (c. 4000–c. 3000 bce), although no actual structures have been found antedating the beginning of the Early Bronze Age (c. 3200–c. 2300). Though the site was massively...