A radiocarbon sequence for the Late Bronze to Iron Age transition at Ashkelon: timing early Philistine pottery.
Abstract
From 1985–2014, the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon excavated a trench on the north side of Ashkelon’s central mound (Grid 38) exposing a Bronze and Iron Age sequence over an area of some 450 m2. By combining different radiocarbon sampling strategies used over the years of excavation, an absolute chrono-cultural scheme is constructed for the latter half of the 2nd millennium b.c.e. with a focus on the transition to the Iron Age. This chronology is then synchronized with several nearby sites.
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The Gezer result closely matches recent 14C results from Ashkelon (Start 19B: 1173-1131 BC, 68.3% hpd) and is compatible with Tell es-Safi (Gath) (Start A6: 1220-1138 BC, 68.3% hpd).
“The result closely matches recent 14C results from Ashkelon (Start 19B: 1173–1131 BC, 68.3% hpd) [111] and is compatible with Tell es-Safi (Gath) (Start A6: 1220–1138 BC, 68.3% hpd) (Fig 11) ([104], see analysis in [2]).”
From The chronology of Gezer from the end of the late bronze age to iron age II: A meeting point for radiocarbon, archaeology egyptology and the Bible (2023) · cites this paper as [111]
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- Authors
- Asscher, Y., Martin, M. A. S., Master, D., & Boaretto, E.
- Venue
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2021-11-01
- Volume
- 386
- Pages
- 77-93
- ISSN
- 0003-097X (ISSN-L)
- 2161-8062
- OpenAlex
- W3168880993
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2024: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 1.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Keywords
- Late Bronze Age, Iron Age, Philistines, chronology, radiocarbon dating, Ashkelon, 2nd millennium BC, cultural chronology, chronology synchronization
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