Tel Abel Beth Maacah is a large archaeological tell with a small upper northern section and a large lower southern one, connected by a saddle. It is located on the northern border of present-day Israel, about 2 km south of the town of Metula and about 6.5 km west of Tel Dan.
Tel Abel Beth Maacah, picture taken from the road in 1945
The ring flask from Area A (survey)
The Arab village of Abil el-Qameḥ on 1945 aerial photo, with current excavation areas marked on it
The rampart layers, capped by small-medium stones, looking north; Iron I pits and stone silos cut into the layers
Metula is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border. It had in 2022 a population of 1,740.
Metula
Defensive position used from the 1936–1939 Arab revolt until the 1948 War of Independence
Metula 1926
Metula 1937