The following paper presents the results of radiocarbon (14C) dating of Middle Bronze Age (MB) contexts in Jerusalem. The dates, sampled with microarchaeology methods from three different locations along the eastern slopes of the city’s ancient core, reveal that Jerusalem was initially settled in the early phases of the period, with public architecture first appearing in the beginning of the 19th century BC and continued to develop until the 17th century BC. At that time, a curious gap in settlement is noted until the 16th century BC, when the site is resettled. The construction of this phase continued into the early 15th century BC. The dates presented are discussed in both the site-level, as well as their far-reaching implications regarding MB regional chronology. It is suggested here that the high chronology, dating the Middle Bronze Age between 2000 and 1600 BC is difficult to reconcile with dates from many sites. In contrast, a more localized chronology should be adopted, with the Middle Bronze Age continuing into the early 15th century BC in certain parts of the southern Levant, such as the region of Jerusalem.

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中青铜时代耶路撒冷：重新计算其特征和年代

以下论文介绍了放射性碳的结果（14C) 耶路撒冷中青铜时代 (MB) 的年代。用微考古学方法从城市古老核心东坡的三个不同地点采集的日期显示，耶路撒冷最初定居于该时期的早期阶段，公共建筑首次出现于公元前 19 世纪初，并继续发展到公元前17世纪。那时，直到公元前 16 世纪重新安置该地点时，人们才注意到定居点的奇怪差距。这一阶段的建设一直持续到公元前 15 世纪初。提供的日期在站点级别进行了讨论，以及它们对 MB 区域年表的深远影响。这里建议高年表，对公元前 2000 年至 1600 年之间的青铜时代中期进行约会很难与许多地点的日期相一致。相比之下，应该采用更本地化的年表，在黎凡特南部的某些地区，例如耶路撒冷地区，青铜时代中期一直持续到公元前 15 世纪初。