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title: Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)
author: Oren Rozen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4369/gezer-water-system-under-excavation/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-06-26
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# Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)

_Authored by Oren Rozen_

## Image File

[![Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4369.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4369.jpg)

## Image Caption

The entrance to the water system at [Tel Gezer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gezer/) in central [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/). This photo was taken during the 2011 excavations of the water system by the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The water system is believed to have been built during the Middle [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) by the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)'s then-Canaanite inhabitants.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Rozen, O. (2015, December 31). Gezer Water System (Under Excavation). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4369/gezer-water-system-under-excavation/>
### Chicago
Rozen, Oren. "Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 31, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4369/gezer-water-system-under-excavation/>.
### MLA
Rozen, Oren. "Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Dec 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4369/gezer-water-system-under-excavation/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gezer_030611_Water_Works.jpg) by [**Oren Rozen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gezer_030611_Water_Works.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.