Megiddo

Megiddo, a tell with 26 layers of civilizations. More battles have been fought over Megiddo than anywhere else in the world.

This is the biblical Armageddon (har-Megiddo) where the final battle will be fought.

They definitely know about battles in Megiddo

Megiddo was fortified by King Salomon. It was a chariot city, with a 6 chamber gate.

The people from Megiddo prepared for siege by collecting grain in a huge silo.

Built on top of Megiddo is a former "high place" from the Canaanite period. Here you can see the round altar.

Another way the people prepared for a siege was to protect their water source. It was outside the city walls, and the people had to dig a tunnel through bedrock and made the water available inside the city.

It was 187 steps down - quite far!

A 25 meter shaft.

The tunnel was 75 meters long, with the water source being at the very end.

The spring. The water used to be higher, but the need for water is so high in the modern-day city of Megiddo that the water is now quite low.

There was a green frog in the spring :)