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ArticleTel Aviv : journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University2024

Archaeomagnetic Dating of the Outer Revetment Wall at Tel Lachish.

Yoav Vaknin, Ron Shaar, Erez Ben-Yosef, Oded Lipschits

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Article in Tel Aviv : journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yoav VakninTel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-4288
Ron ShaarThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3710-4527
Erez Ben-YosefTel Aviv University.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9483-3809
Oded LipschitsTel Aviv University.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9733-9339

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Abstract

The fortifications of Lachish, a key site in archaeology of the Iron Age Southern Levant, are the focus of ongoing debate. The Outer Revetment Wall, encircling nearly the entire site, was traditionally associated with Levels IV-III and was thought to have been in use during the Assyrian campaign in 701 BCE. It has recently been suggested that it was built a millennium earlier. Here we present archaeomagnetic dating of a mudbrick tower incorporated in this wall, indicating that it was burnt during the Iron Age and was most likely built during this period. Combining archaeological, historical and archaeomagnetic data reveals the intense fire that occurred during the 701 BCE Assyrian siege. This fire could have been set by the people of Lachish, in a desperate attempt to damage the Assyrian siege engines or siege ramp, as depicted in the well-known Lachish relief, or by the Assyrians as part of their siege tactics.

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Archaeomagnetic datingMid-Slope WallOuter Revetment WallSiege rampTel Lachish

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PMID38746952
PMCPMC11090153

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