Tell Al-Hafira
It is an archaeological and fortified site dating back to the Bronze Age. It is located to the south of Jenin, about 10 km from the city of Jenin, about 320 meters above sea level, and the hill area is about 60 dunums.
The site was mentioned by travelers and explorers beginning with Ashtori Haparh in 1322 AD, then by Robinson in 1851 AD, and the French Victor Gruen then was a series of surveys carried out by Conder and Kitchener under the title "Survey of Western Palestine." In 1953 AD, the site was excavated by an American expedition led by Dr. Joseph P. Free from Wheaton Illinois College, where excavations at the site showed the presence of human activity from the Chalcolithic Age until the Middle Ages. Several excavations were executed in five areas around the Tell (hill).
First, the following areas (D, K) on the edge of the hill, and areas (A, T, L) on the top of the hill, where the two regions (D, K) showed they are dated back to the Early Bronze Age, and showed the presence of fortifications with the presence of 7 layers dating back to different periods.
As for area (A), gate remains were found. Two walls of fortifications were found in the area (K), and a tomb dating back to the first Iron Age also was found on the western slopes of the site, where the remains of 100 bodies, and more than 1000 vessels and a complete funerary tomb, were found in various locations.
As for the Iron Age, the remains indicated the city's fortifications. The remains that were discovered at the site date back to different eras, including the Copper Stone Age, the Early, Middle, and Late Bronze Age, the First and Second Iron Ages, the Persian Period, the Hellenistic Period, and the Medieval periods.