The Amorite Problem: resolving an historical dilemma

Homsher, Robert S.; Cradic, Melissa S.

doi:10.1080/00758914.2017.1418038

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“…The latter phenomenon is often referred to as the Amorite koine, happening within an Amorite oikumene (Schwartz 2013a;Burke 2014a;2014b: 408-410;2017: 264-266). However, it is increasingly accepted that the mechanisms that produced the homogenization were diverse, and not necessarily ascribable univocally to the emergence of the Amorites both at a political level and (presumably) in the archaeological record (Homsher, Cradic 2017;D'Andrea 2019a). Moreover, the centuries between c. 2300 to c. 1900 BC are tied to the definition of timing and chronology of the shift from the Early to the Middle Bronze Ages in western inland Syria and of the synchronization of this event with the regional periodization schemes of the surrounding regions.…”

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Ebla between the Early and Middle Bronze Ages: A Précis (and Some New Data)

D’Andrea

2022

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The discoveries of the 2004-2008 excavations at Tell Mardikh, ancient Ebla, in north-western Syria, and the following processing of the archaeological record have allowed for a re-examination the site’s trajectory between Early Bronze IVB and Middle Bronze I. Not only it was possible to gain a clearer picture of the site’s trajectory during Early Bronze IVB, the phase following the demise of Ebla’s Early Bronze IVA kingdom, but also to re-investigate how the site transitioned from the Early to the Middle Bronze Age at a deeper chronological scale, which was hampered before by the lack of sufficient stratified data. Moving from these insights, this paper offers a summary of the state of research on Ebla between the Early and the Middle Bronze Ages and proposes some ideas concerning this critical nexus in the site’s development. Moreover, unpublished stratified ceramic data are presented and examined that might allow current synchronisms between Ebla, the Middle Euphrates, and the Syrian Jazirah between the late 3rd and the early 2nd millennium BC to be re-considered, and to shed light on the site’s participation and role in region-wide processes that were taking place between the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC. This way, this crucial connection in the developmental trajectory of Ebla and in the study of ancient Syria will be re-analysed offering insights into archaeology, chronology, and history.

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confidence: 99%