Editing Tel Dothan (section)

===Northern kingdom of Israel (Samaria)===
Dothan served as an [[Israelites|Israelite]] administrative centre, and archaeologists have discovered a large complex and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] inscriptions at the site.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dothan I: Remains from the Tell (1953-1964).|author1=Master |author2=Monson |author3=Lass |author4=Peirce|publisher=Eisenbrauns|year=2005|location=Winona Lake}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Miglio|date=2014|title=Epigraphic Artifacts from Tell Dothan|journal=BASOR}}</ref> During Iron Age II, it was a city in the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]]. Archaeologist [[William G. Dever]] estimates the city's population to have been around 1,200 people during the 9th and 8th centuries BCE.<ref name=":022">{{Cite book |last=Dever |first=William G. |title=Beyond the Texts: an archaeological portrait of ancient Israel and Judah |date=2017 |publisher=SBL Press |isbn=978-0-88414-218-8 |location=Atlanta |pages=393}}</ref>

A bronze bull has been found in an Israelite sanctuary east of Tell Dothan, in the mountains of Samaria, dated to around the 11th century, which may be related to the episode of the golden calf.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}