Tel Dover
Tel Dover is an archaeological site and Iron I-IIa settlement located southeast of Galilee near the Yarmuk River and modern day Al Adassiyah.
Tel Dover was surveyed on several occasions since the 12th century, but a licensed excavation was conducted only between July and September 1997 by the Israel Antiquities Authority, in preparation for the construction of a dam as part of the Israel–Jordan peace treaty. The excavation was directed by E. On.
History
The settlement of Tel Dover spanned from the Neolithic era to the Mamluk Sultanate.Neolitihic
Remains from the Neolithic era include a pit with a rounded stone wall, pottery with black and red edges, engraved and stamped decorations, and flint tools.Byzantine
During the Byzantine Empire, Tel Dover fell within the province of Palaestina Prima. Evidence from that time also show a major earthquake that lead to the town's abandonment, which is often correlated to the 363 Galilee earthquake.In the northern part of the settlement, archaeologists found a collection of broken church furniture imported from Cyprus, suggesting the presence of a Christian community.