Tel Dor in the Middle Bronze Age and Maritime Adaptation along the Carmel Coast
A newly excavated, well-built, Middle Bronze (MB) II-III coastal structure at Tel Dor provides a fresh glimpse into the turbulent settlement history of the Carmel Coast in the first half of the 2nd millennium b.c.e. The structure, incorporating a massive ashlar orthostat, was built in the MB I-II tr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2024, Volume: 391, Pages: 135-161 |
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Carmel Coast
B Tel Dor B Middle Bronze Age B Canaanites |
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| Summary: | A newly excavated, well-built, Middle Bronze (MB) II-III coastal structure at Tel Dor provides a fresh glimpse into the turbulent settlement history of the Carmel Coast in the first half of the 2nd millennium b.c.e. The structure, incorporating a massive ashlar orthostat, was built in the MB I-II transition or MB II and existed for more than a century before its collapse during the MB III. A tight cluster of radiocarbon data indicates its destruction ca. 1600-1550 b.c.e. As the first Middle Bronze Age structure extensively excavated at Dor, it fills a lacuna in the site’s history. Other Middle Bronze Age finds enable a reconstruction of Dor’s anchorages and create a narrative of settlement patterns on the Carmel Coast, tightly connected with contemporary maritime activities, and reflecting a resilient settlement system devoid of urban centers. |
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| ISSN: | 2769-3589 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/729120 |