Notes on Megiddo, Gezer, Ashdod, and Tel Batash in the Tenth to Ninth Centuries B. C.
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The article deals with four independent but related problems concerning four sites in the tenth and ninth centuries B. C. First, the archaeological and historical implications of the erection of a monumental stele by Shoshenq I in Megiddo are discussed. Second, the dating of the fortifications of Gezer, in view of Dever's recent excavations (1984; 1985; 1986) is challenged. Third, the stratigraphy of the four-entry city gate in Ashdod is analyzed, following the assumption that it is based on the "built-up foundations" principle. Fourth, the stratigraphy and date of the city gate at Tel Batash are discussed, and the conclusion is reached that it is a ninth-century gate complex with an outer gate and an inner four-entry gate based on built-up foundations.
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Finkelstein and others dated Stratum VIII to the 9th century BC and suggested associating it with the northern Israelite kingdom under the Omride dynasty.
“Following a low chronology for the Iron I to IIA transition, Finkelstein and others dated Stratum VIII to the 9th century BC and suggested associating it with the northern Israelite kingdom under the Omride dynasty [81, 85–88].”
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 [81]
The data and model, with constraints provided by overlying Stratum 7, rule out a 9th century BC date for Stratum VIII.
“The data and model–with constraints provided by overlying Stratum 7 –rule out a 9th century BC date for Stratum VIII (contra [81, 85–88]).”
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 [81]
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- Authors
- Ussishkin, D.
- Corresponding author
- Ussishkin, David
- ORCID
- Ussishkin, David
- Venue
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1990-02
- Volume
- 277-278
- Pages
- 71-91
- ISSN
- 0003-097X (ISSN-L)
- 2161-8062
- OpenAlex
- W2314561218
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 10.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Keywords
- Megiddo, Gezer, Ashdod, Iron Age I
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