Chalcolithic temple of Ein Gedi
The temple in 2013 | |
| Location | Southern, Israel |
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| Coordinates | 31°28′05″N 35°23′21″E / 31.467956°N 35.38922°E |
| Type | Temple |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Founded | c. 3500 BC |
| Periods | Chalcolithic |
| Cultures | Ghassulian |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 1956 |
| Excavation dates | 1957, 1962, 1964 |
| Archaeologists | Yohanan Aharoni Yosef Naveh Benjamin Mazar |
| Condition | partially restored |
| Management | Israel Nature and Parks Authority |
| Public access | yes |
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 Israel. Archaeologist David Ussishkin has described the site as "a monumental edifice in terms of contemporary architecture".