event · evt_dor_coastal_reorganization
Early Iron Age coastal reorganization at Dor
Dor's stratified assemblages show continuity, new external connections, and changing cultural affiliations across Iron I.
What is the evidence?
observation
Dor's stratified assemblages show continuity, new external connections, and changing cultural affiliations across Iron I.proposed causes
The site sequence is substantial; source-label identification remains low confidence.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1150 BCE–900 BCE
Precision: approximate range
Chronology model: best current range
highThe site sequence is substantial; source-label identification remains low confidence.
- informs · critiques interpretation
Sea Peoples and Phoenicians along the Southern Phoenician Coast: A Reconciliation — Ayelet Gilboa (2005)Separates text and assemblage.
Locator: Dor, Sikila/Tjekker, and chronology - informs · provides archaeological observation
Capital of the Dor Ruler: Iron Age Dor and the Transition from Canaanite to Phoenician Culture — Ayelet Gilboa, Ilan Sharon, Elizabeth Bloch-Smith (2015)Supports continuity and transformation.
Locator: Iron Age Dor sequence
Interpretation and caveats
A coastal city community reorganized through mixed local and external networks; textual Sikila/Tjekker and archaeological phases should not be equated automatically.
Event context
Classification
Event type: coastal settlement and identity transformation
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Dor, Northern coast and Phoenician links, Dor, Northern coast and Phoenician links
Participants: Phoenician coastal communities, Tjekker / Sikila-associated groups
Why it matters to the timeline
Dor connects Philistine/Sea Peoples debates to Phoenician coastal continuity without forcing one identity model.
Alternative interpretations
- Dor was a direct settlement of Tjekker/Sikila refugees.
- Dor remained a uniformly Canaanite city without significant population movement.
Research notes
- Separates text and assemblage. Role: critiques interpretation. Locator: Dor, Sikila/Tjekker, and chronology.
- Supports continuity and transformation. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Iron Age Dor sequence.
Evidence and sources
- informs · critiques interpretation
Sea Peoples and Phoenicians along the Southern Phoenician Coast: A Reconciliation — Ayelet Gilboa (2005)Separates text and assemblage.
Locator: Dor, Sikila/Tjekker, and chronology - informs · provides archaeological observation
Capital of the Dor Ruler: Iron Age Dor and the Transition from Canaanite to Phoenician Culture — Ayelet Gilboa, Ilan Sharon, Elizabeth Bloch-Smith (2015)Supports continuity and transformation.
Locator: Iron Age Dor sequence
Referenced records
- Dor · entity
- Phoenician coastal communities · entity
- Tjekker / Sikila-associated groups · entity
- Northern coast and Phoenician links · entity