Edom in the iron i

Israel Finkelstein

doi:10.1179/007589192790220874

Edom in the iron i

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Following her excavations in three Iron Age sites in Edom, Crystal-M. Bennett concluded that the region was not inhabited prior to c. 800 B.c. This view has been accepted by all archaeologists working in southern Transjordan. But Iron I sherds which were found at scores of Edomite sites-including Umm el-Biyara, Tawilan and Buseirah-and which were wrongly dated to the Iron II, call for a réévaluation of the archaeological data. Consequently, the history of Edom in the Iron I and in the early Iron II should also be reconsidered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-166
Number of pages	8
Journal	Levant
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/007589192790220874
State	Published - Jan 1992
Externally published	Yes

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