APPENDIX 1
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERIODS
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Archaeological Periods in Palestine |
Approx. Dates B.C. |
Egyptian Dynasties |
Biblical Correlations |
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Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) |
Prior to 15,000? |
Pre-dynastic |
Genesis 1-11 |
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Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) |
15,000-8000 ? |
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Neolithic Pre-pottery Neolithic Pottery |
8000-5000 5000-4300 |
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Chaolithic |
4300-3300 |
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Early Bronze I Early Bronze II Early Bronze III Early Bronze IV |
3300-2900 2900-2600 2600-2300 2300-2100 |
1-2 3-5 (Pyramid Age) 1st Intermediate Period 6-10 |
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Middle Bronze I Middle Bronze IIA Middle Bronze IIB Middle Bronze IIC |
2100-1900 1900-1700 1700-1600 1600-1550 |
11-12 2nd Intermediate Period (Hyksos) |
Patriarchs Sojourn in Egypt |
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Late Bronze I Late Bronze IIA Late Bronze IIB |
1550-1400 1400-1300 1300-1200 |
18 - New Kingdom 19 - Empire Age |
Exodus Conquest Judges |
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Iron IA Iron IB Iron IC |
1200-1150 1150-1000 1000-918 |
21 |
United Monarchy |
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Iron IIA Iron IIB |
918-800 800-586 |
22-26 |
Divided Kingdom |
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Iron III |
586-332 |
27-30 |
Captivity & Return to the land |
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Hellenistic Period |
332-63 |
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Intertestamental Period |