New radiocarbon-based assessment supports the prominence of Tel Lachish during Late Bronze Age IB-IIA

Lyndelle Webster; Katharina Streit; Michael Dee; Irka Hajdas; Felix Höflmayer

doi:10.1017/RDC.2019.131

New radiocarbon-based assessment supports the prominence of Tel Lachish during Late Bronze Age IB-IIA

Lyndelle Webster, Katharina Streit, Michael Dee, Irka Hajdas, Felix Höflmayer

Department of Ancient History

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Abstract

This article presents a new suite of radiocarbon (¹⁴C) dates for the lower portion of the Late Bronze Age (LBA) sequence of Area S, Tel Lachish. The results show that the lowest levels reached by Ussishkin in the 1980s (S-2 and S-3) date significantly earlier than was previously thought. Level S-3, with its monumental architecture, belongs in the 2nd half of the 15th century BCE, as does the commencement of Level S-2. The laminated deposit of S-2 continues through the first half of the 14th century BCE, coinciding at least in part with the Amarna period. This redating leads to improved agreement between archaeological and textual evidence regarding the presence of a substantial, prominent settlement at Lachish during LB IB-IIA, from the reign of Thutmoses III through the Amarna period.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1711-1727
Number of pages	17
Journal	Radiocarbon
Volume	61
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2019.131
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019
Event	International Radiocarbon Conference (23rd : 2018) - Trondheim, Norway Duration: 17 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018

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Late Bronze Age chronology
radiocarbon dating
Shephelah
Tel Lachish

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New radiocarbon-based assessment supports the prominence of Tel Lachish during Late Bronze Age IB-IIA

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