Radiocarbon Chronology of the Ancient Settlement in the Golan Heights Area, Israel

Bibliographic Data

ID9243996
AuthorsDanuta Michalska Nawrocka, Danuta Joanna Michczyńska, Anna Pazdur (0000-0002-6078-798X), Justyna Czernik
Year2007
Volume49
Issue2
Pages625-637
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRadiocarbon (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0033822200042521
OpenAlexW1916025707
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited16

Carbonate binders from mortars and plasters as well as charcoal fragments sampled at the ancient settlement of Hippos (Sussita) have been subjected to radiocarbon dating by gas proportional counting (GPC) and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). Hippos is situated on the east coast of the Sea of Galilee (32°46′N, 35°39′E) at the top of a hill in the Golan Heights area, Israel. According to historical-archaeological data, the town had functioned since the 3rd century BC until AD 749, when it eventually crumbled into ruins after an earthquake. The appropriate sample selection and preparation based on the results of petrographic observations permitted us to distinguish different phases involved in the expansion of the settlement. More than 200 samples were taken from the settlement and subjected to petrographic and chemical analyses. Of the 200 total samples, about 20 were selected for dating. Here, we present the first 10 results of 14 C dating carried out for Hippos. The oldest sample dated thus far gave an age corresponding with the 2nd century BC to 1st century AD—probably indicating an old Roman temple, on the base of which the North-West church (NWC) was later erected. The next dates extend up to the 8th century AD, the age related to the last phase of settlement inhabitation. Research is continuing as new excavations take place

Archaeology · Charcoal · Chronology · Geography · Petrography · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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