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title: Tel Kabri Orthostat Building
author: Henry Curtis Pelgrift
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4167/tel-kabri-orthostat-building/
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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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# Tel Kabri Orthostat Building

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

## Image File

[![Tel Kabri Orthostat Building](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4167.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4167.jpg)

## Image Caption

The "Orthostat Building" in [Tel Kabri](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tel_Kabri/)'s Area D-West originally discovered in 2011. The Orthostat Building is believed to have been constructed as part of the Middle [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) Canaanite [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at Tel Kabri between 1600 and 1550 BCE during the fourth and final phase of the palace.

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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). Tel Kabri Orthostat Building. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4167/tel-kabri-orthostat-building/>
### Chicago
Pelgrift, Henry Curtis. "Tel Kabri Orthostat Building." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 12, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4167/tel-kabri-orthostat-building/>.
### MLA
Pelgrift, Henry Curtis. "Tel Kabri Orthostat Building." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4167/tel-kabri-orthostat-building/>.

## License & Copyright

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