New Evidence for Middle Bronze Age Chronology and Synchronisms in the Levant: Radiocarbon Dates from Tell el-Burak, Tell el-Dab'a, and Tel Ifshar Compared
We report a set of radiocarbon data for the Middle Bronze Age monumental building at Tell el- Burak in Lebanon, dating it to the 19th century b.c., and summarize the relevant archaeological information concerning the stratigraphy and dating of the building. The radiocarbon data from Tell el-Burak is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2016
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2016, Issue: 375, Pages: 53-76 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
RELATIVE dating (Stratigraphy)
B Middle Bronze Age chronology B Radiocarbon dating B SEQUENCE stratigraphy B Tell el-Burak B Archaeological dating B Tel Ifshar B ARCHAEOLOGY methodology B Tell el-Dab'a B Southern Levant |
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| Summary: | We report a set of radiocarbon data for the Middle Bronze Age monumental building at Tell el- Burak in Lebanon, dating it to the 19th century b.c., and summarize the relevant archaeological information concerning the stratigraphy and dating of the building. The radiocarbon data from Tell el-Burak is consistent with the high Middle Bronze Age radiocarbon dates recently reported for Tell el-Dab'a in the eastern Nile Delta and with radiocarbon dates for Middle Bronze Age Tel Ifshar in the coastal plain of Israel. A comparison of these radiocarbon dates questions the current (low) Middle Bronze Age absolute chronology of the southern Levant, which is largely based on the stratigraphic sequence of Tell el-Dab'a. Due to open questions in the archaeological dating of Tell el-Dab'a, we argue against using a single site as a main reference for dating the Middle Bronze Age in the Levant and argue for adopting a comprehensive and independent approach based on archaeological, historical, and radiocarbon evidence from all relevant sites. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.375.0053 |