Site details

Tel Megiddo

PK	C6213
TITLE	Tel Megiddo
WGS84	32.585017° N, 35.184355° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	32.585017, 35.184355
LON/LAT	35.184355, 32.585017

DMS

32° 35' 6.0612" N

35° 11' 3.678" E

W3W	missing, binging, headboard
UTM	36 S, 705024, 3607389
EGSA87	1552319, 3660745

Elevation m	164
Elevation feet	538.1
Region	Levant

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Figurine.   Petrovic [2004], 254    'Two animal figurines have been found, one in an area adjacent to the central court of the palace (locus 2086) and one either in a sanctuary (locus 2048) or in a domestic context (locus 2087-2089).'
2.    Pottery.   van Wijngaarden [2002], 34    ' The largest quantities of Mycenaean pottery in northern Israel have been reported from Tell Abu Hawam (site no. 175) and Megiddo (site no. 181).'
3.    Pottery.   Hankey [1967], 126    'The Mycenaean pottery from the settlement seems curiously thin considering the broad contacts suggested by the ivories, Egyptian imports, metal and stone objects.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. LH IIB: (1470 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    van Wijngaarden [2002]: 326, ' ... IIB - IIIA1 ... '

2. LH IIIA: (1410 BC - 1315 BC)
    a.    van Wijngaarden [2002]: 117, 'In stratum VIIA at Megiddo a number of LH IIIA vessels have been found, ... '

3. LH IIIA1: (1410 BC - 1375 BC)
    a.    van Wijngaarden [2002]: 326, ' ... IIB - IIIA1 ... '

4. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
    a.    van Wijngaarden [2002]: 123, 'Tomb 912, however, contained seven Mycenaean vases: one straight-sided alabastron, five small stirrup jars and one large, transport stirrup jar, all dating to the LH IIIA2 or LH IIIB periods.'

5. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    van Wijngaarden [2002]: 113, 'From the stratum VIII palace a LH IIIB stirrup jar as well as a body sherd from an amphoroid krater dating to the same period have been reported.'
    b.    Hankey [1967]: 126, ' ..., and a few pieces could be very late in IIIB ... '

6. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Hankey [1967]: 126, ' ..., with the cross-hatched elements belonging to the beginning of IIIC.', 'It is, therefore, possible that Myc. IIIC also reached Megiddo, but so far none has been identified.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Frizell ed. [2004]: Frizell, Barbara Santillo. PECUS. MAN AND ANIMAL IN ANTIQUITY. Proceedings of the conference at the Swedish Institute in Rome, September 9-12, 2002. Ed Barbara Santillo Frizell (The Swedish Institute in Rome. Projects and Seminars, 1), Rome 2004., '', Online here.

2. Hankey [1967]: Hankey, Vronwy. ‘Mycenaean Pottery in the Middle East: Note on Finds since 1951’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (62) 107-147. 1967., ''28. Megiddo (Tell el Mutesselim)'', pg. 125. Online here.

3. Petrovic [2004]: Petrovic, Nenad. ‘The significance of Mycenaean animal figurines abroad’, Frizell ed. [2004], 252 - 258, 'Megiddo.', pg. 254. Online here.

4. van Wijngaarden [2002]: van Wijngaarden, Gert Jan. Use and Appreciation of Mycenaean Pottery in the Levant, Cyprus and Italy (ca. 1600 - 1200 BC). Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research and Amsterdam University Press. 2002., '', pg. 34. Online here.