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From Villages to Empires: Archaeological Settlements of the South Levant from the Chalcolithic to the Byzantine Period Cover

From Villages to Empires: Archaeological Settlements of the South Levant from the Chalcolithic to the Byzantine Period

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|Jun 2025

Figures & Tables

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Figure 1

Archaeological sites present in the dataset and their sources.

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Figure 2

Archaeological surveys used for the dataset and their boundaries.

Table 1

Chronological Scheme for South Levant [after 31, 32].

PERIODABSOLUTE DATESBP DATES
Chalcolithic4500–3800 BC6450–5750/5550
Early Bronze Age IA3800–3300 BC5750/5550–5250
Early Bronze Age IB3300–3050 BC5250–5000/4950
Early Bronze Age II3050–2850 BC5000/4950–4800/4750
Early Bronze Age III2850–2500 BC4800/4750–4450
Early Bronze Age IV/Int. Bronze2500–2000 BC4450–3950/3900
Middle Bronze Age I2000–1750 BC3950/3900–3700
Middle Bronze Age II–III1750–1550 BC3700–3500
Late Bronze Age I1550–1400 BC3500–3350
Late Bronze Age II1400–1200 BC3350–3150
Late Bronze Age III1200–1150 BC3150–3100
Iron Age I1150–980 BC3100–2930
Iron Age IIa980–830 BC2930–2780
Iron Age IIb830–720 BC2780–2670
Iron Age IIc720–539 BC2670–2489
Iron Age III (Persian)539–333 BC2489–2283
Hellenistic333–63 BC2283–2013
Early Roman63 BC–70 AD2013–1880
Late Roman70–324 AD1880–1626
Byzantine324–638 AD1626–1312
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Figure 3

Concentration of sites in the study area.

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Figure 4

Sites duration histogram, representing the frequency of site phases in the dataset.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.158 | Journal eISSN: 2049-1565
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 31, 2025
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Accepted on: Mar 31, 2025
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Published on: Jun 12, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Andrea Titolo, Alessio Palmisano, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.