Tel Gerisa
Tel Gerisa, commonly known as Napoleon's Hill, is a Middle Bronze Age archaeological site on the southern bank of the Yarkon River, in Israel.History
led the excavations at the site between 1927 and 1951 on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Israeli Department of Antiquities excavated the site in 1976. Tel Aviv University's Institute of Archaeology explored the tell between 1981 and 1995 under the direction of Ze'ev Herzog.Identification
The original name of the settlement is unknown. It was suggested that "Gerisa has been identified... with the Levitical city of Gath Rimmon" from, by following the opinion of Benjamin Mazar. Gath Rimmon is recorded as having been donated to the Levites by the tribe of Dan in and also by the tribe of Manasseh in, but in it is said to have been given from the lands of the tribe of Ephraim. However, Anson Rainey was convinced that Gath-rimmon is identical with Gittaim and is to be found at or near Ramla.
