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el-Ahwat is the name of an archaeological site in the Manasseh region of Israel located 10 miles east of Caesarea. The site was discovered in November 1992 during a survey of the land. It is considered to be the location of the northwesternmost settlement of the ancient Israelites in the region. The settlement has been dated back to the Bronze and Iron Ages.It is also believed that the original inhabitants of Ahwat were the Shardana tribe, a sea-faring culture from the 12th century B.C.E.
