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| title = Unesco Inscribes Megiddo As A World Heritage Site | | title = Unesco Inscribes Megiddo As A World Heritage Site | ||
| url = http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/world_heritage.html | | url = http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/world_heritage.html | ||
| publisher = Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University}}</ref> The tel was first [[excavation|excavated]] in 1903, and since then has been the subject of archaeological investigations in the 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s. | | publisher = Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University}}</ref> The tel was first [[excavation|excavated]] in 1903, and since then has been the subject of archaeological investigations in the 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s.<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108 | | url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108 | ||
| title = Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | | title = Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 13 March 2013
Megiddo is a tel in Israel, whose name is linked to the Biblical Book of Revelations concept of the ultimate battle at Armageddon. There is a significant archeological site with evidence of past battles,[1] designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[2] The tel was first excavated in 1903, and since then has been the subject of archaeological investigations in the 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s.[3]
Current battle, however, goes on between the regional authorities and tourist developers, the latter wanting to build a second international airport for Israel. [4] It would be based on a decommissioned air force base. [5]
References
- ↑ The Megiddo Expedition, Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University
- ↑ Unesco Inscribes Megiddo As A World Heritage Site, Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University
- ↑ Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba, UNESCO
- ↑ Margaret Stoner (19 June 2009), "Go fly a kite! Megiddo fights plan for second int'l airport", Jerusalem Post
- ↑ International Airport, Megiddo Fund