The Chronology of Syria-Palestine in the Second Millennium B.C.E.: A Review of Current Issues
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The chronology of the Middle Bronze, Late Bronze, and early Iron Ages in Syria-Palestine is in a state of flux, as a result of recently discovered archaeological and textual data. This article reconsiders a number of fundamental issues, both in relative and absolute chronologies, for the second millennium B. C. E. The emphasis is on critical analysis of data, comparative Levantine context, and current scholarship, rather than on definitive solutions of the problems.
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Massive fortifications could have remained in use into the Late Bronze Age or beyond.
“Rather, as was the case at many other sites in Canaan, the massive fortifications could have remained in use into the Late Bronze Age or beyond.”
From The Bronze Age Destruction of Jericho, Archaeology, and the Book of Joshua (2023) · cites this paper as Dever 1992
Other sites, such as Gezer and Tell Jerishe, demonstrate the continued use of the Middle Bronze Age fortification system into the Late Bronze Age.
“Other sites, such as Gezer and Tell Jerishe, demonstrate the continued use of the Middle Bronze Age fortification system into the Late Bronze Age (Dever 1992, p. 17;Sukenik 1942, p. 199).”
From The Bronze Age Destruction of Jericho, Archaeology, and the Book of Joshua (2023) · cites this paper as Dever 1992
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- Authors
- Dever, W. G.
- Corresponding author
- Dever, William G.
- Venue
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1992-11
- Volume
- 288
- Pages
- 1-25
- ISSN
- 0003-097X (ISSN-L)
- 2161-8062
- OpenAlex
- W2322695070
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 16.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Keywords
- chronology, Syria-Palestine, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, absolute chronology, relative chronology, Levant, archaeological dating, textual evidence
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