New Radiocarbon Dates from Tel Kabri Support a High Middle Bronze Age Chronology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9241980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felix Höflmayer (0000-0002-6784-0536), Assaf Yasur-Landau (0000-0002-5692-5622), Eric H Cline (0000-0003-4328-1474), Michael W Dee (0000-0002-3116-453X), Brita Lorentzen (0000-0001-5379-288X), Simone Riehl (0000-0002-1744-0032) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 599-613 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/rdc.2016.27 |
| OpenAlex | W2339623338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article presents new radiocarbon evidence from the Middle Bronze Age palatial site of Tel Kabri (Israel). The final phase of the palace (Phase III) can be dated to Middle Bronze Age II, with an end date around the transition from Middle Bronze II to III or very early in Middle Bronze III. According to our 14 C data, the end of Tel Kabri Phase III (and thus the transition from Middle Bronze II to III) can be dated to ~1700 BC. This date is about 50–100 yr earlier than traditional chronological models for the Middle Bronze Age propose (~1650 BC according to the traditional chronology or ~1600 BC according to the low chronology). 14 C data from Tel Kabri thus add additional evidence for a higher Middle Bronze Age chronology for the Levant, consistent with recent 14 C evidence from Tell el-Dab c a (Egypt), Tel Ifshar (Israel), and Tell el-Burak (Lebanon)
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Chronology · Geography · Middle East · Radiocarbon dating · Southern Levant · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Geology
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| Citations per year | 2.11 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |