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| The first fortified settlement found by archaeologists is a large Canaanite port city from the Middle Bronze Age IIB (1800-1550 BCE).<ref name=Prausnitz75>{{cite journal | title=The Planning of the Middle Bronze Age Town at Achzib and its Defences |author=M. W. Prausnitz |journal=Israel Exploration Journal |date=1975 |volume=Vol. 25, No. 4 |publisher=Israel Exploration Society |pages=202-210 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/27925533 |accessdate=9 April 2015 }}</ref><ref name=Negev>{{cite book |work=Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land |title=Achzib (b) A Canaanite city on the Mediterranean coast |author=Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson |year=2001 |location=New York and London |publisher=Continuum |page=16 |isbn=0-8264-1316-1}}</ref> The massive ramparts, some 4.5 m (15 ft) high, protected the city proper and a large area of port facilities. To the north and south the city extended to the two nearby rivers, which the Canaanite engineers connected by a fosse, thus transforming Achzib into an island.<ref name=Prausnitz75/> A substantial destruction level from the beginning of the Late Bronze Age proves that even these fortifications were eventually not sufficient.<ref name=Negev/> | The first fortified settlement found by archaeologists is a large Canaanite port city from the Middle Bronze Age IIB (1800-1550 BCE).<ref name=Prausnitz75>{{cite journal | title=The Planning of the Middle Bronze Age Town at Achzib and its Defences |author=M. W. Prausnitz |journal=Israel Exploration Journal |date=1975 |volume=Vol. 25, No. 4 |publisher=Israel Exploration Society |pages=202-210 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/27925533 |accessdate=9 April 2015 }}</ref><ref name=Negev>{{cite book |work=Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land |title=Achzib (b) A Canaanite city on the Mediterranean coast |author=Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson |year=2001 |location=New York and London |publisher=Continuum |page=16 |isbn=0-8264-1316-1}}</ref> The massive ramparts, some 4.5 m (15 ft) high, protected the city proper and a large area of port facilities. To the north and south the city extended to the two nearby rivers, which the Canaanite engineers connected by a fosse, thus transforming Achzib into an island.<ref name=Prausnitz75/> A substantial destruction level from the beginning of the Late Bronze Age proves that even these fortifications were eventually not sufficient.<ref name=Negev/> | ||
| ===Iron age |
===Iron age=== | ||
| According to the ], the area including the ]n city of Achzib was assigned to the tribe of ], but the Asherites did not manage to conquer it from the Phoenicians:<ref name=Perseus>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DE%3Aentry+group%3D1%3Aentry%3Decdippa-geo</ref> | According to the ], the area including the ]n city of Achzib was assigned to the tribe of ], but the Asherites did not manage to conquer it from the Phoenicians:<ref name=Perseus></ref> | ||
| ::And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher ... and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib. ({{Bibleref2|Joshua 19:24-29}})<br> | ::And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher ... and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib. ({{Bibleref2|Joshua 19:24-29}})<br> | ||
| ::Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, ... or of Achzib ... ({{Bibleref2|Judges 1:31}})<br> | ::Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, ... or of Achzib ... ({{Bibleref2|Judges 1:31}})<br> | ||
| ] added the city into his Kingdom, but ] returned it to ] as part of the famous pact. | ] added the city into his Kingdom, but ] returned it to ] as part of the famous pact. | ||
| During the invasions of ] the Assyrians conquered the city. | During the invasions of ] the Assyrians conquered the city.{{cn}} | ||
| === |
===Classic era=== | ||
| ====Hellenistic period==== | |||
| During the reign of the Seleucids the border was established at ], just north to Achziv, making it a border city which they called ''Ekdippa'' (Έκδιππα in ]) and put it under the control of ]. | During the reign of the Seleucids the border was established at ], just north to Achziv, making it a border city which they called ''Ekdippa'' (Έκδιππα in ]) and put it under the control of ]. | ||
| ===Roman |
====Roman and Byzantine periods=== | ||
| A maritime city named Cziv, nine miles (14 km) north of Acre, is mentioned by ] |
A maritime city named Cziv, nine miles (14 km) north of Acre, is mentioned by ] and later by ]. | ||
| Achziv (Cheziv) is mentioned in Jewish ], for example Midrash ] 37:4. Additionally, Achziv is mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud, and by the relating Middle Age commentators, concerning the location of Achziv in regards to historical borders of Israel. | Achziv (Cheziv) is mentioned in Jewish ], for example Midrash ] 37:4. Additionally, Achziv is mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud, and by the relating Middle Age commentators, concerning the location of Achziv in regards to historical borders of Israel. | ||
| === |
===Middle Ages=== | ||
| ====Crusader era==== | |||
| During the ] period, the site was known as Casale Umberti<ref>]]</ref> or Casal Humberti, after Hubert of Pacy which held the casale and is documented in 1108.<ref>Murray, Alan, ''The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History 1099-1125'' (Unit for Prosopographical Research, Linacre College, Oxford, 2000) p. 210.</ref> European farmers settled there in 1153 under ]. In 1232 it was the site of the ] between German and French Crusaders as part of the ]. | During the ] period, the site was known as Casale Umberti,<ref>]]</ref> or Casal Humberti, after Hubert of Pacy which held the casale and is documented in 1108.<ref>Murray, Alan, ''The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History 1099-1125'' (Unit for Prosopographical Research, Linacre College, Oxford, 2000) p. 210.</ref> European farmers settled there in 1153 under ]. In 1232 it was the site of the ] between German and French Crusaders as part of the ]. | ||
| ===Mamluk |
====Mamluk period==== | ||
| The Arab village of ] |
The Arab village of ] was established during the Mamluk period, the houses erected using the stones of the Crusader castle. | ||
| === |
===Ottoman era=== | ||
| The town existed during Ottoman rule in the region. | |||
| ⚫ | In 1946, ] attempted to blow up the railroad bridge over the creek at Achziv in an operation known as ]. A monument to the 14 soldiers killed there was erected on the site. | ||
| ===British Mandate=== | |||
| During the ] the Arab villagers of az-Zib fled to Lebanon. | |||
| ⚫ | In 1946, ] attempted to blow up the railroad bridge over the creek at Achziv in an operation known as ]. A monument to the 14 soldiers killed there was erected on the site. During the ] the Arab villagers of az-Zib fled to Lebanon. | ||
| ===Israel=== | |||
| Achziv became an ]. | |||
| ==Archaeology== | ==Archaeology== | ||
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| Archeological excavations have revealed that a walled city existed at the location from the Middle Bronze period. History of Achziv goes back to the Chalcolithic period (4500-3200 BC). | Archeological excavations have revealed that a walled city existed at the location from the Middle Bronze period. History of Achziv goes back to the Chalcolithic period (4500-3200 BC). | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *] | *] | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| {{Wikivoyage}} | {{Wikivoyage}} | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 4 September 2016
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| Location | Israel |
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| Region | Northern District |
| Coordinates | 33°03′N 35°06′E / 33.050°N 35.100°E / 33.050; 35.100 |
| History | |
| Events | Battle of Casal Imbert (1232), part of the War of the Lombards |
Achziv is an ancient site on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, between the border with Lebanon and the city of Acre. Today it is an Israeli national park. There is also a beach-side resort known as "Akhzivland."
Excavations have unearthed a fortified Canaanite city of the second millennium BCE. The Phoenician town of the first millennium BCE is known both from the Hebrew Bible and Assyrian sources. Phoenician Achzib went through ups and downs during the Persian and Hellenistic periods. In Roman times Acdippa was a road station. The Bordeaux Pilgrim mentions it in 333-334 CE still as a road station; Jewish sources of the Byzantine period call it Kheziv and Gesiv. There is no information about settlement at the site for the Early Muslim period. The Crusaders built a new village with a castle. During the Mamluk and Ottoman periods a modest village occupied the old tell (archaeological mound). This village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The only permanent resident of Achziv is an Israeli who has been welcoming visitors to a small stretch of beach where he has lived since 1975.
Achziv is situated 15 kilometers north of Acre, within the municipal area of Nahariya.
History
Bronze age
The first fortified settlement found by archaeologists is a large Canaanite port city from the Middle Bronze Age IIB (1800-1550 BCE). The massive ramparts, some 4.5 m (15 ft) high, protected the city proper and a large area of port facilities. To the north and south the city extended to the two nearby rivers, which the Canaanite engineers connected by a fosse, thus transforming Achzib into an island. A substantial destruction level from the beginning of the Late Bronze Age proves that even these fortifications were eventually not sufficient.
Iron age
According to the Hebrew Bible, the area including the Phoenician city of Achzib was assigned to the tribe of Asher, but the Asherites did not manage to conquer it from the Phoenicians:
- And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher ... and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib. (Joshua 19:24–29Template:Bibleverse with invalid book)
- Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, ... or of Achzib ... (Judges 1:31Template:Bibleverse with invalid book)
- And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher ... and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib. (Joshua 19:24–29Template:Bibleverse with invalid book)
King David added the city into his Kingdom, but King Solomon returned it to Hiram I as part of the famous pact.
During the invasions of Sennacherib the Assyrians conquered the city.
Classic era
Hellenistic period
During the reign of the Seleucids the border was established at Rosh HaNikra, just north to Achziv, making it a border city which they called Ekdippa (Έκδιππα in Ancient Greek) and put it under the control of Acre.
=Roman and Byzantine periods
A maritime city named Cziv, nine miles (14 km) north of Acre, is mentioned by Josephus Flavius and later by Eusebius. Achziv (Cheziv) is mentioned in Jewish rabbinic writings, for example Midrash Vayikra Rabba 37:4. Additionally, Achziv is mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud, and by the relating Middle Age commentators, concerning the location of Achziv in regards to historical borders of Israel.
Middle Ages
Crusader era
During the Crusader period, the site was known as Casale Umberti, or Casal Humberti, after Hubert of Pacy which held the casale and is documented in 1108. European farmers settled there in 1153 under Baldwin III. In 1232 it was the site of the Battle of Casal Imbert between German and French Crusaders as part of the War of the Lombards.
Mamluk period
The Arab village of Az-Zeeb was established during the Mamluk period, the houses erected using the stones of the Crusader castle.
Ottoman era
The town existed during Ottoman rule in the region.
British Mandate
In 1946, The Jewish Resistance Movement attempted to blow up the railroad bridge over the creek at Achziv in an operation known as Night of the Bridges. A monument to the 14 soldiers killed there was erected on the site. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War the Arab villagers of az-Zib fled to Lebanon.
Israel
Achziv became an Israeli national park.
Archaeology
Remnants of ancient Achziv, now known as Tel Achziv, are located on a sandstone mound between two streams, Kziv on the north and Shaal on the south, close to the border with Lebanon.
An ancient port was located on the coast, and another secondary port is located 700 m to the south.
Archeological excavations have revealed that a walled city existed at the location from the Middle Bronze period. History of Achziv goes back to the Chalcolithic period (4500-3200 BC).
See also
References
- ^ M. W. Prausnitz (1975). "The Planning of the Middle Bronze Age Town at Achzib and its Defences". Israel Exploration Journal. Vol. 25, No. 4. Israel Exploration Society: 202–210. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson (2001). Achzib (b) A Canaanite city on the Mediterranean coast. New York and London: Continuum. p. 16. ISBN 0-8264-1316-1.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Murray, Alan, The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History 1099-1125 (Unit for Prosopographical Research, Linacre College, Oxford, 2000) p. 210.
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