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title: Ceremonial Hall 611, Tel Kabri
author: Henry Curtis Pelgrift
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4165/ceremonial-hall-611-tel-kabri/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ceremonial Hall 611, Tel Kabri

_Authored by [Henry Curtis Pelgrift](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hpelgrift/)_

## Image File

[![Ceremonial Hall 611, Tel Kabri](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4165.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4165.jpg)

## Image Caption

The ceremonial hall at [Tel Kabri](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tel_Kabri/) as it appeared in 2015 CE. The hall was constructed c. 1720 BCE as part of the second phase of Tel Kabri's Middle [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) Canaanite [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/). It is believed to have served as the focal point of the palace all the way up to c. 1550 BCE when the site was abandoned for unknown reasons. The hall was uncovered by Aharon Kempinski during his 1986–1993 CE excavations at Tel Kabri which resulted in the discovery of the hall's [Minoan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Minoan/)-style painted plaster floor. The floor was covered over with gravel and a material called geo-textile to protect the Minoan-style decoration. As a result of Kempinski's untimely [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) and the gap between exacavations, the geo-textile has become chemically-bonded to the plaster floor and cannot be removed with current technology.

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## About the Author

Henry Curtis Pelgrift is an archaeologist with 13 excavations over seven seasons under his belt and has worked at the British Museum and Met. He is currently doing a PhD in Archaeology and has an MA in Mediterranean Archaeology and a BA in Archaeology.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Pelgrift, H. C. (2015, November 12). Ceremonial Hall 611, Tel Kabri. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4165/ceremonial-hall-611-tel-kabri/>
### Chicago
Pelgrift, Henry Curtis. "Ceremonial Hall 611, Tel Kabri." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 12, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4165/ceremonial-hall-611-tel-kabri/>.
### MLA
Pelgrift, Henry Curtis. "Ceremonial Hall 611, Tel Kabri." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4165/ceremonial-hall-611-tel-kabri/>.

## License & Copyright

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