Table VI -- Survey of Cities

Site

Table VI (adapted from A. Mazar, pp. 109, 196 & 242) Level / "Period"

Early Bronze

EB IV/MBI 1561/1970-1300 /*2300‑2000 (*1st IP)

Middle Bronze

Late Bronze (Dyn 18)

Iron Age

I c. 2000 / *3100‑2900 (pre-Dyn, D. I)

II 1970‑1650 / *2900‑2700 (Dyn II-III)

III 1800‑1500 / *2700‑2250 (Dyn IV-VI)

IIA 1700's‑1500 / *2000‑1750 (M.K.)

IIB 1500‑1050 /*1750‑1550 (*2nd IP)

IIC 1300‑1010 /*1575‑1500 (N.K., Dyn 18)

IA /*1470

IB /*1400

IIA /*1300

IIB /*1200

IA /

IB /

IIA /

IIB /

IIC /

Type One (MB II only)

Kabri

5,4

3

Acre

rampart & gate

Tel Zeror

walled city

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Tel Poleg

walled city

---

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Shechem

XXII, XXI

XX-XVII

XVI, XV

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XIV

XIII

XII

Shiloh

---

walled town

Beth-Shemesh

---

V

IV

Tel Batash

---

XII

XI, X

X IX

VIII

VII

VI

Tel Nagila

---

fortified city

Tell Beit-Mirsim

G, F

E

D

C1

C2

Tel el-Ajjul

courtyard cemetery

city I

city II

IIIA

IIIB

Tel Masos

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IV

Tel Malhata

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fortified city

Other MB sites: Achzib, Nahariyah, Tel Qashish, Dor, Tel Mevorakh, Tel Burgah, Tel Hefer, Tabaqat Fahil, Tell el-Hayyat, Tel Kitan, Jaffa, Tel Gerisa, Yavneh-Yam, Ashdod, Tel Miqne, Gibeon, Beth Zur, Hebron, Tel Haror, Tell Jemmeh, Tell el-Far`eh (S)

Type Two (EB only)

Ai

I-II

III-V

VI-VIII

Beth-Yerah (Khirbet Kerak)

XVI-XIV

XIII-XII

XI-VII

Yarmuth B/A

---

V-IV/1-3

III-II/4-7

Tel Erani

XI-V

IV-II

I

Tell el-Hesi

11

10-4

Tel Halif

XIV

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XIII, XII, XI

X

IXB

IXA

VIII

Arad

IV

III-II, I

Other EB II/III sites: Rosh Haniqra, Gamla, Rogem Hiri, Tel Kinrot, Lawiyeh, el Mahruq, Tel Dalit, Tell el-Umeiri, Bab edh-Dhra`, Numeira

Type Three (EB & MB)

Hazor

---

---

XXI, XX, XIX

XVIII, scanty

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XVII

XVI

XV

XIV

XIII

Megiddo

XIX

XVIII

XVII-XV

scanty

XIVA, XIII, XII (Dyn XII)

XI (Hyksos wall)

X

IX

VIII

VIIB

Beth-Shean

XVII, XVI, XV

XIV, XIII

XII, XI

scanty

tomb

Xb

Xa

IXB

IXA

(VIII) VII

Jericho

Q-M

L-G

F-A

scanty

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groups I-II

III, IV-V

Gezer

XXV

XXIV-XXII

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XXII

XXI, XX

XIX, XVIII

XVIII

XVII

XVI

XV XIV

Other EB/MB sites: Tel Dan (MB IIA: rich tomb; MB IIC: walled city), Aphek (MB IIA: walled city, X20-17; MB IIB: X16; MB IIC: X15), Jerusalem (MB IIB: 18, IIC: 17), Lachish (MB IIC: palace, rampart), Yoqneam, Taanach, Dothan, Tell el Far`ah (N).