Tel Zayit
תל זית | |
Tel Zayit | |
| Location | Gal'on, Israel |
|---|---|
| Region | Shfela |
| Coordinates | 31°37′45″N 34°49′49″E / 31.62917°N 34.83028°E |
| Type | Tell |
| History | |
| Periods | Late Bronze Age, Iron Age |
| Cultures | Canaanite, Israelite |
Tel Zayit (Hebrew: תל זית, Arabic: Tell Zeita, Kirbat Zeita al Kharab) is an archaeological tell in the Shephelah, or lowlands, of Israel, about 30 km east of Ashkelon.
The site had previously been known as the Arab village of Zayta; its population was moved 1.5 km north during the period of Mandatory Palestine, and depopulated by Israel’s Givati Brigade in 1948.