Lachish Fortifications and State Formation in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah in Light of Radiometric Datings

Yosef Garfinkel; Michael G. Hasel; Martin G. Klingbeil; Hoo Goo Kang; Gwanghyun Choi; Sang Yeup Chang; Soonhwa Hong; Saar Ganor; Igor Kreimerman; Christopher Bronk Ramsey

doi:10.1017/RDC.2019.5

Lachish Fortifications and State Formation in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah in Light of Radiometric Datings

Yosef Garfinkel^*, Michael G. Hasel, Martin G. Klingbeil, Hoo Goo Kang, Gwanghyun Choi, Sang Yeup Chang, Soonhwa Hong, Saar Ganor, Igor Kreimerman, Christopher Bronk Ramsey

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Abstract

When and where the process of state formation took place in the biblical kingdom of Judah is heavily debated. Our regional project in the southwestern part of Judah, carried out from 2007 to the present, includes the excavation of three Iron Age sites: Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tel Lachish, and Khirbet al-Ra'i. New cultural horizons and new fortification systems have been uncovered, and these discoveries have been dated by 59 radiometric determinations. The controversial question of when the kingdom was able to build a fortified city at Lachish, its foremost center after Jerusalem, is now resolved thanks to the excavation of a previously unknown city wall, dated by radiocarbon (¹⁴C) to the second half of the 10th century BCE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	695-712
Number of pages	18
Journal	Radiocarbon
Volume	61
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2019.5
State	Published - 1 Jun 2019

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Keywords

Iron Age
Khirbet Qeiyafa
Khirbet al-Ra'i
Kingdom of Judah
Lachish
radiometric chronology

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