Megiddo in the Middle Bronze Age: chronology, urbanization, and population

This article deals with Middle Bronze Megiddo, emphasizing its importance for understanding this period at the site, and in the entire southern Levant in general. We focus on new evidence for exceptional accumulation of layers for the earliest Middle Bronze layer, radiocarbon dated to the early twen...

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Authors: Adams, Matthew J. (Author) ; Martin, Mario A. S. 1974- (Author) ; Dunseth, Zachary C. (Author) ; Yasʿur-Landau, Assaf 1973- (Author) ; Finḳelshṭayn, Yiśraʾel 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2025, Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 138-152
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Archaeology / Megiddo / Bronze Age
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Summary:This article deals with Middle Bronze Megiddo, emphasizing its importance for understanding this period at the site, and in the entire southern Levant in general. We focus on new evidence for exceptional accumulation of layers for the earliest Middle Bronze layer, radiocarbon dated to the early twentieth century BCE, and for the first fortification system also dated to the twentieth century BCE. We also deal with the complex history of the fortifications, including gates, and the phenomenon of intramural burials, some of them of monumental nature., PLEASE NOTE: This article contains images of human skeletal remains., SIDEBAR P. 144: The Mortuary Record of Area K, by Rachel Kalisher, SIDEBAR P. 146: DNA Analysis of Megiddo Individuals, by Lily Agranat-Tamir and Liran Carmel
Item Description:Gesehen am 13.08.2025
Physical Description:15
ISSN:2325-5404
Contains:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/735561