Ḥorvat Ṭevet in the Jezreel Valley:

Sergi, Omer; Bezzel, Hannes; Tsur, Yoav; Covello-Paran, Karen

doi:10.2307/j.ctv1rr6ddq.5

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“…The archaeointensity data ( Fig. 1 A ) and the archaeomagnetic dating of Beth-Shean and Horvat Tevet Level VII ( 23 ) ( Fig. 3 A and B ) support the possibility that both sites were destroyed concurrently with the unique apiary in Stratum V at Tel Rehov, which was destroyed by fire in the late 10th to early ninth century BCE according to radiocarbon dating ( 22 , 26 ).…”

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Reconstructing biblical military campaigns using geomagnetic field data

Vaknin

Shaar

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et al. 2022

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern texts describe Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian, and Babylonian military campaigns to the Southern Levant during the 10th to sixth centuries BCE. Indeed, many destruction layers dated to this period have been unearthed in archaeological excavations. Several of these layers are securely linked to specific campaigns and are widely accepted as chronological anchors. However, the dating of many other destruction layers is often debated, challenging the ability to accurately reconstruct the different military campaigns and raising questions regarding the historicity of the biblical narrative. Here, we present a synchronization of the historically dated chronological anchors and other destruction layers and artifacts using the direction and/or intensity of the ancient geomagnetic field recorded in mud bricks from 20 burnt destruction layers and in two ceramic assemblages. During the period in question, the geomagnetic field in this region was extremely anomalous with rapid changes and high-intensity values, including spikes of more than twice the intensity of today’s field. The data are useful in the effort to pinpoint these short-term variations on the timescale, and they resolve chronological debates regarding the campaigns against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the relationship between the two kingdoms, and their administrations.

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“…1 and SI Appendix , Fig. S10 ): Tel Rehov Stratum IV ( 22 ), Horvat Tevet Level V ( 23 ), and Tel Zayit Level XIII (only intensity results were obtained) ( 24 ). Thus, the archaeomagnetic results strongly support the synchronization of these three destructions with that of Gath ( Fig.…”

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confidence: 99%