Mesad Hashavyahu

Meṣad Hashavyahu is an ancient fortress on the border of the Iron Age Kingdom of Judah facing the Philistine city of Ashdod near the Mediterranean Sea. An artifact dubbed the Yavne-Yam ostracon was discovered in the Meṣad Hashavyahu excavations in 1960. The site covers an area of approximately 1.5 acres (6,100 m2). It lies 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) south of the seaport Yavne-Yam and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of the main city of Yavne. The original name of the fort is unknown; it was given a name found on several inscribed ostraca recovered at the site.

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