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title: The High Place at Gezer
author: Ori~
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4367/the-high-place-at-gezer/
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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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# The High Place at Gezer

_Authored by Ori~_

## Image File

[![The High Place at Gezer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4367.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4367.jpg)

## Image Caption

Standing stones from the so-called "High Place" at [Tel Gezer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gezer/) in modern-day [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/). Built in the last stage of the Middle [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) II, the exact purpose of these standing stones is unknown to this day. There have been several hypotheses put forward since the 20th Century CE. These have included the ideas that the structures may have functioned as altars, some form of cultic site, a monument to a peace treaty among local tribes, or even a place for infant sacrifice—a practice that occurred elsewhere at [Gezer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gezer/), but which has been deemed unlikely for the high place by archaeologist, William Dever.

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Ori~. (2015, December 31). The High Place at Gezer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4367/the-high-place-at-gezer/>
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gezer0815.jpg) by [**Ori~**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gezer0815.jpg). Submitted by [Henry Curtis Pelgrift](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hpelgrift/ "User Page: Henry Curtis Pelgrift"), published on 31 December 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.