Examples:
Tel El-Amarna, Tel Aviv
Alternate Spellings:
Tell
Related Resources:
Definition:
Tel or tell is a term applied to a city mound. When a city begins to fall down, its residents knock down the walls and build on top of the rubble. Over time the level on which the city is built rises on this mound or tel.
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• Amarna - Tel El-Amarna
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