Egyptians in Jaffa: A Portrait of Egyptian Presence in Jaffa during the Late Bronze Age

This work is an outgrowth of the project's reappraisal of Jacob Kaplan's excavations in the Ramesses Gate area from 1955 to 1962. As the Egyptian fortress in Jaffa is the only one excavated in Canaan, its archaeological record provides a unique perspective on resistance to Egyptian rule from ca. 1460 to 1125 B.C.E., but especially during the second half of the 12th century B.C.E., when Jaffa was twice destroyed. Radiocarbon dates from these two destructions are presented, and it is suggested that they offer the clearest basis thus far for proposing ca. 1125 B.C.E. as a terminus post quem for the end of Egyptian rule in Canaan. The archaeological evidence, taken together with textual sources, yields a picture of local resistance to the Egyptian military presence in Jaffa likely originating in Canaanite centers located throughout the coastal plain. 1 introduction Situated on the central coast of Israel, on the southern side of Tel Aviv, and 60 km to the northwest of Jerusalem (fig. 1), Jaffa's antiquity and importance [aja 121 [aja 121

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“…55 See Burke and Lords (2010) for color photographs of storage jars (e.g., MHA 2298; figs. 9-11); a ring stand ( fig.…”

Section: Levels Viii-vii: Middle Bronze Agementioning

confidence: 99%