ABSTRACT
Most sites that once belonged to the territories controlled directly by AramDamascus are still waiting to be excavated (Sanders 2006: 6). Limited excavations were done in southern Syria and northern Transjordan in recent decades (see Hafþórsson 2006: 194-205) but in today’s Syria the archaeological record pertaining to Hazael’s Aram-Damascus is extremely limited. Tell Mishrifeh/ Qatna is an exception in that regard. e situation is not much better in northern Jordan, with the exceptions of Tall ar-Ramīt¯ and the iron smelting site at Tall Hammeh. erefore, after having a brief look at Tell Mishrifeh/Qatna and Tall ar-Ramīt¯, this chapter will concentrate on the excavations in northern and southern Israel/Palestine, since those are the only areas from which we can draw signicant results concerning Hazael’s empire.
