Egypt and the Middle Bronze IIC/Late Bronze IA Transition in Palestine
Abstract
In an article published in Levant XXI, James Hoffmeier argues that there is no historical basis for attributing any of the destructions or abandonments in Palestine during the MB IIG-LB IA transition to Egyptian military forces. This response examines Hoffmeier's evidence and methodology as well as several alternative explanations for the demise of the MB IIG towns. It is concluded that early Eighteenth-Dynasty Egyptian military activity is still the most likely explanation for the catastrophe that struck so many of these towns, but especially those in the south and along the major highways, during the second half of the sixteenth century B.C.
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The end of the Middle Bronze Age in the southern Levant is characterized by a large number of destroyed and abandoned archaeological sites.
“The end of the MBA in the southern Levant is characterized by a large number of destroyed and aban- doned archaeological sites (Weinstein 1981(Weinstein , 1991)).”
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- Authors
- Weinstein, J.
- Corresponding author
- Weinstein, James
- Venue
- Levant
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1991-01
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 105-115
- ISSN
- 0075-8914 (ISSN-L)
- 1756-3801
- OpenAlex
- W2052459036
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 31.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Levant (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Keywords
- Middle Bronze Age II, Late Bronze Age I, Eighteenth Dynasty, destruction layers, Palestine, Bronze Age collapse, Egyptian-Palestinian relations
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