Abstract
Tel ’Eton is a 6-hectare site in southeastern Shephelah, Israel. Since 2006, Bar-Ilan
University has been carrying out a large-scale exploration project at the site and in its
surroundings. Survey results show that the site was settled in the Early Bronze Age, and
again in the Middle Bronze Age. The earliest remains unearthed so far from the excavations
are from the Late Bronze Age. Settlement continued into Iron Age I and Iron Age IIA
before reaching a peak in Iron Age IIB. This large city was destroyed by the Assyrians, and
was not resettled until the 4th century BCE when a fort and a village were erected on the
mound. The site was abandoned in the 3rd century BCE and was not resettled
University has been carrying out a large-scale exploration project at the site and in its
surroundings. Survey results show that the site was settled in the Early Bronze Age, and
again in the Middle Bronze Age. The earliest remains unearthed so far from the excavations
are from the Late Bronze Age. Settlement continued into Iron Age I and Iron Age IIA
before reaching a peak in Iron Age IIB. This large city was destroyed by the Assyrians, and
was not resettled until the 4th century BCE when a fort and a village were erected on the
mound. The site was abandoned in the 3rd century BCE and was not resettled
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East |
Subtitle of host publication | 30 April-4 May 2012, University of Warsaw |
Editors | P. Bieliński, M. Gawlikowski, R. Koliński, D. Ławecka, A. Sołtysiakand, Z. Wygnańska |
Place of Publication | Wiesbaden |
Publisher | Harrassowitz |
Pages | 585-604 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783447101745 |
State | Published - 2014 |