RT Article
T1 To date or not to date: Radiocarbon and the arrival of the Philistines
JF Ägypten und Levante
VO 26
SP 275
OP 284
A1 Finḳelshṭayn, Yiśraʾel 1949-
LA English
PB Akademie
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1698374690
AB Here I deal with two recent attempts to radiocarbon-date the transition from the Late Bronze to the Iron I and the arrival of the Philistines based on samples from Tell es-Safi/Gath and Qubur el-Walaydah. I first detail five conditions for constructing a proper radiocarbon model aimed at resolving a historical question, especially in the case of a dispute involving no more than a few decades. I then demonstrate that the situation in the relevant areas at Tell es-Safi/Gath and Qubur el-Walaydah – stratigraphy, contexts and control over ceramic typology – do not adhere to these conditions. Finally, I assemble and compare all available radiocarbon data for the Late Bronze IIB/III and the Late Bronze III/Iron I transitions and comment on two issues related to the traditional Philistine paradigm.
K1 Radiocarbon dating
K1 Late Bronze
K1 Iron I
K1 Late Bronze/Iron I transition
K1 Philistine chronology
K1 Philistine pottery
K1 Stratigraphy
K1 Sediments
K1 Iron
K1 Material Culture
K1 Terminology
K1 Architecture
K1 Bayesian networks
K1 Tell es-Safi/ Gath
K1 Qubur el-Walaydah
DO 10.1553/AEundL26s275