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Selected Excerpt on Tell Ajjul
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times
Tell Ajjul was originally explored by Flinders Petrie from 1930 to 1934. Only a minor part of the tell has been excavated. Petrie claimed that Tell Ajjul is ancient Gaza -- a view which was contradicted by Kempinski in 1974 who suggested that ancient Gaza lies within the boundaries of modern Gaza and that Tell Ajjul is Sharuhen -- a site mentioned in Egyptian and biblical texts. The identity of the site is still under discussion but it is indisputable that Tell Ajjul is a good candidate for the Hyksos city of Sharuhen.
Tell el-`Ajjul from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Archive: the British Mandate era |