@book {1267451, title = {Tel Qashish: A Village in the Jezreel Valley}, year = {2003}, pages = {449 + XLIV}, publisher = {Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Israel Exploration Society}, organization = {Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Israel Exploration Society}, abstract = {with contributions by Daniella E. Bar-Yosef, Liora Kolska Horwitz, Omri Lernau, Nili Liphschitz, Ya{\textquoteright}akov Meshorer, Naomi Porat, Steven Rosen, Pamela Sabari, Patricia Smith, Miriam Tadmor and Anabel Zarzecki-PelegTel Qashish (Tell Qasis in Arabic) is located on the northern bank of the Kishon River, where a bend in the stream encloses the site on two sides. The settlement thus occupied an excellent strategic position on one of Kishon fords, in close proximity to Tel Yoqne{\textquoteright}am some 2km away, the major site in the region, on which Tel Qashish was most probably dependent.The elongated mound (ca. 270 x 160 m) covers an area of about 10.7 acres (ca. 43 dunams) at the base of the tel. The western half is about 5 m higher than the eastern half. The mound slopes steeply on all sides, except on the northeast, where the approach road to the site was probably located.Aharoni suggested that the site should be identified with Ḥelkath, No. 112 on the list of Thutmose III (Aharoni 1959:119-122, 1979:163). Another possibility, which the authors prefer, is to identify it with Dabbesheth (Josh 19:11).View or download the table of contents}, author = {Amnon Ben-Tor and Ruhama Bonfil and Sharon Zuckerman} }