The Plain of Acco runs along the Mediterranean coast from Haifa to Rosh Hanikra and the Ladder of Tyre. The northern portion of the plain is visible in our photo today.
On the right side of the photo you will see the Crusader wall at Acco (Akko, Acre, Ptolemais). Continue along the coast to the north for about 6 miles and you will see a populated area known as Nahariya. Immediately north of Nahariya is the location of Tel Achziv (Achzib, Joshua 19:29; Judges 1:31).
On the left of the photo you see a mountain ridge with a white tip protruding into the sea. That is the Ladder of Tyre and the site of Rosh Hanikra. The Israel/Lebanon border runs along the mountain ridge (West-East).
Click on the photo for a larger image that will allow you to see the features of the plain more clearly.
The Plain of Acco (north): from Acco to Achziv to Rosh Hanikra. Photo by F. Jenkins.
In ancient times a major international road ran along this coast.
See our previous post about Achziv (here) and the links there to earlier posts about the Plain of Acco.
The 2012 Exploratory Excavation at Tel Achziv “aims to lay the foundation for the understanding of the maritime activity in the site, concentrating on three foci of excavation:”
- Excavation of a Roman monumental structure on the coast, connected with an elaborate fish pond (piscina), possibly the remains of a Villa Maritima
- An exploration of the possible harbor area, in the vicinity of an artificial rock-cut channel, looking for additional harbor installations
- Excavation of the Middle Bronze Age rampart.
Details about the excavation directed by Dr. Gwyn Davies of Florida International University and Assaf Yasur-Landau of the University of Haifa is available here.
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