The Chalcolithic temple of Ein Gedi is a Ghassulian public building dating from around 3500 BCE. It lies on a scarp above the oasis of Ein Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, within modern-day
The temple in 2013
Sceptre from the Nahal Mishmar hoard (replica)
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David Ussishkin is an Israeli archaeologist and professor emeritus of archaeology.
Chalcolithic temple of Ein Gedi
…from around 3500 BCE. It lies on a scarp above the oasis of Ein Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, within modern-day Israel. Archaeologist David Ussishkin has described the site as "a monumental edifice in terms of contemporary architecture". The temple was discovered in 1956 by Yohanan Aharoni during an…
David Ussishkin, 2010