TY - JOUR
T1 - 14C dates from Tel Rehov
T2 - Iron-age chronology, pharaohs, and Hebrew kings
AU - Bruins, Hendrik J.
AU - Van der Plicht, Johannes
AU - Mazar, Amihai
PY - 2003/4/11
Y1 - 2003/4/11
N2 - Stratified radiocarbon dates provide an independent chronological link between archaeological layers and historical data. The invasion by Pharaoh Shoshenq l (Shishak) is a key historical synchronism, ∼925 B.C.E., mentioned in both Egyptian inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible. The list of places raided by Shoshenq, mentioned at Karnak (Egypt), includes Rehov (Israel.) The site yielded a consistent series of radiocarbon dates from the 12th to 9th century B.C.E. Our results (i) suggest a revised Iron-Age chronology; (ii) date an archaeological stratum to Shoshenq's campaign; (iii) indicate the similarity of "Solomonic" and "Omride" pottery; and (iv) provide correlation with Greece and Cyprus.
AB - Stratified radiocarbon dates provide an independent chronological link between archaeological layers and historical data. The invasion by Pharaoh Shoshenq l (Shishak) is a key historical synchronism, ∼925 B.C.E., mentioned in both Egyptian inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible. The list of places raided by Shoshenq, mentioned at Karnak (Egypt), includes Rehov (Israel.) The site yielded a consistent series of radiocarbon dates from the 12th to 9th century B.C.E. Our results (i) suggest a revised Iron-Age chronology; (ii) date an archaeological stratum to Shoshenq's campaign; (iii) indicate the similarity of "Solomonic" and "Omride" pottery; and (iv) provide correlation with Greece and Cyprus.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.1082776
DO - 10.1126/science.1082776
M3 - Article
C2 - 12690196
AN - SCOPUS:0037432760
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 300
SP - 315
EP - 318
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5617
ER -