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This circular collagraph contains a present day view of Masada from the edge of the Dead Sea, looking west. Layered beneath the fortress are suggestions of various important archaeological artifacts from this tel.
A tel is a mound covering the site of some ancient settlement, generally consisting of many layers of rubble and artifacts left by succeeding civilizations. Strata accentuated by horizontal lines divide the picture into three levels, forming a cross section of archeological time.
Masada I