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The Canaanite period

Pechiots and pechiots from the ring base family that were placed on the dead body. Tel Aviv University tests found traces of opium in these vessels. Photo: Assaf Peretz, Antiquities Authority

The earliest evidence known in the world for the use of the hallucinogen opium from the Canaanite period

The remains of the opium were found in pottery excavated at Tel Yehud, in an excavation conducted by Ariola Yakoel on behalf of the Antiquities Authority. The pots that contained the opium date to the 14th century BC, and they were found in the tombs of Canaanites and were apparently used as part of the local cult of the dead
An aerial view of the destroyed palace at Tel Kabri. Photo: Research team, Tel Kabri excavations

The earthquake that destroyed the Canaanite palace in Tel Kaberi from 3700 years ago

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The citadel discovered in the Galon excavations, aerial photo - Emil Eljem, Antiquities Authority

A citadel from the period of the judges was discovered in archaeological excavations near Kibbutz Galon, near Kiryat Gat

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According to Ganor Weissbein, "The stories of the judges in the Bible clearly illustrate the complex geopolitical reality and the struggle for territories of control, in the reorganization of the political forces in the Land of Israel

A divine staff with surprising decorations from about 3,200 years ago was uncovered in a Canaanite temple in Tel Lakish

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A 5,000-year-old city discovered near Harish, 2019. Aerial photo, Assaf Peretz

A huge 5,000-year-old Canaanite city with a temple for worship, one of the first and largest in the ancient Near East, was discovered near Harish

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A set of stairs discovered in Tel Hazor. Photo: Keren Zaltz excavations in Hazor in memory of Yigal Yedin,

A magnificent set of stairs was discovered at Tel Hazor

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The 3400-year-old statuette. Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

A 7-year-old boy uncovered a 3400-year-old statuette during a trip to Tel Rehov in the Beit Shean Valley

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Aerial photograph of the excavation: Guy Pitosi, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

The remains of a 3,400-year-old Canaanite citadel were uncovered in Nahariya

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The parts of the coffin lid after initial cleaning at the excavation site in the Jezreel Valley Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

A rare discovery: a 3300-year-old Canaanite tomb containing Egyptian objects was discovered in the north

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A 3,700-year-old wine cellar in Tel Kabri. Photo: Eric Klein.

Archaeologists discovered the oldest and largest wine cellar in Kibbutz Kabri: 3,700 years old

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