Tel Gerisa
Tel Gerisa (Hebrew) or Tell Jerishe and Tell Jarisha (Arabic), commonly known as Tel Napoleon or Napoleon's Hill (as his army camped on it during the siege of Jaffa), is an archaeological site on the southern bank of the Yarkon River in Israel. The main phases of the city are dated to the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, with a smaller settlement in Iron Age I and going into decline in Iron Age II (10th century BCE). Excavation history. Eliezer Sukenik led the excavations at the site between 1927 and 1951 on behalf of the Hebrew University  of Jerusalem. The Israel Department of Antiquities excavated the site in 1976 (Yigal Yadin and Shulamit Geva). Tel Aviv University's Institute of Archaeology explored the tell between 1981 and 1995 under the direction of Ze'ev Herzog. Identification. The tel is about 500 meters south of the site of the former Arab village Jerisha. The original Bronze and Iron Age 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.