Taur Ikhbeineh

Taur Ikhbeineh
Shown within Gaza Strip
Taur Ikhbeineh (State of Palestine)
Alternative nameTour Ikhbeineh
LocationPalestine
Coordinates31°27′13.3″N 34°24′50.8″E / 31.453694°N 34.414111°E / 31.453694; 34.414111
Areac.1.0 hectare (2.5 acres), possibly up to 3.2 hectares (8 acres)
History
PeriodsBronze Age
Associated withEgyptians, Canaanites
Site notes
Discovered1932
Excavation dates1977, 1987
Archaeologists
  • Ram Gophna
  • Eliezer Oren and Yuval Yekutieli
ManagementMinistry of Tourism and Antiquities

Taur Ikhbeineh was a prehistoric settlement in what is today the Gaza Strip, Palestine. It was inhabited in the 4th millennium BC. Excavations in the 20th century provided evidence of interactions between Canaanite and Egyptian people.