Radiocarbon Dating Khirbet Qeiyafa and the Iron I–IIA Phases in the Shephelah
Methodological Comments and a Bayesian Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9245348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Israel Finkelstein (0000-0002-5643-2158), Eli Piasetzky (0000-0001-9058-2590) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 891-907 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2458/azu_rc.57.18336 |
| OpenAlex | W4254999500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article discusses methodological issues related to the radiocarbon dating of Khirbet Qeiyafa, mainly the question of whether the site should be dated solely according to samples retrieved there or dated as part of a regional sequence of stratigraphically based ceramic typology phases. For the latter, we deploy the large number of 14 C determinations now available for several sites in the Shephelah, which are located in close proximity to each other, in order to establish a Bayesian model for the absolute chronology of the Iron I–IIA phases in the region. We argue that the information assembled from six neighboring sites in the Shephelah pushes forward the date of Qeiyafa to the 10th century, a date later than the one the excavators estimated based on the more limited 14 C information from the site alone
Absolute dating · Archaeology · Chronology · Geography · Radiocarbon dating · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Chemistry · Geology
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |