Area L

Area L This is the area where Yigael Yadin identified the structure now known as Palace 6000. Yadin describes this palace as resembling its Syrian counterparts. Palace 6000 has commonly been associated with Solomonic Megiddo, but recent evidence suggests that the structure may be from a later period. Excavation revealed three strata. The upper strata dated to the Assyrian Period. The second level included the stables where "each unit is built of three longitudinal halls, separated by …

…Research and Development), the GIF Project examines state formation in the northern kingdom of Israel. Archaeologists are comparing textual materials to the current socio-political theory. This is similar to the studies being conducted in Area K where archaeologists are trying to match recorded textual history with archaeological remains. Right now, the project is focusing on Palace 6000 in Area L and conducting a survey of the Jezreel Valley to determine larger settlement patterns in the region.