Megiddo The Mound

A photo of the Megiddo looking south at its northern slope. In the center of the image is the Late Bronze Age gate.

To view the tel from the east, Click Here.

Megiddo is a large mound (15 a. [6 ha.]) that rises about 160 ft. [50 m.] above the surrounding plain. It was excavated throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. It contains at least 20 distinct archaeological strata.