Trial Excavation of Two Iron Age Strata at Tel 'Eton

Ayalon, Etan

doi:10.1179/033443585788339764

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“…Tel 'Eton: The excavations carried out at the site [both by Ussishkin and Ayalon on behalf of Tel Aviv university in the 1970s (Ayalon 1985;Zimhoni 1985) and by the author in [2006][2007] did not produce seventh century pottery, and it appears that the last Iron Age city was destroyed by the Assyrians during the eighth century (a major destruction layer was observed in the excavations).…”

Section: The Shephelahmentioning

confidence: 99%

Settlement and Demography in Seventh-Century Judah and the Extent and Intensity of Sennacherib's Campaign

Faust¹

2008

Palestine Exploration Quarterly

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A detailed examination of data from dozens of excavated sites, urban and rural alike, reveals that most parts of Judah prospered in the seventh century bce, and that this, and not the eighth century, represents the settlement peak in most parts of the kingdom. Systematic investigation of the data conducted both on the site level and on a regional basis allows us to identify patterns of continuity, prosperity and decline during the transition from the eighth to the seventh century bce. The identifi ed patterns are presented, and possible explanations for them are suggested. These patterns are then compared and contrasted with information from the various textual sources (both the biblical and the Assyrian sources) on Sennacherib's campaign to Judah in 701, in order to gain a better understanding of the campaign and its impact on the kingdom of Judah.

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Section: The Shephelahmentioning

confidence: 99%

Settlement and Demography in Seventh-Century Judah and the Extent and Intensity of Sennacherib's Campaign

Faust¹

2008

Palestine Exploration Quarterly

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“…Large sites in the Shephelah that were destroyed in the course of the Assyrian campaign (Bethshemesh, Tel 'Eton, Tell Beit Mirsim) remained deserted during the 7th century RC.E. (Aharoni and Aharoni 1976;Ayalon 1985;Zimhoni 1985). The number of 8th century sites discovered in the recently conducted survey of the Shephelah is several times higher than the number of 7th century sites (Broshi and Finkelstein 1990:12;Na'aman 1991:31;Dagan 1992:242-263).…”

Section: Deportations In the Time Of Sennacherib (704-681 Hce)mentioning

confidence: 94%