entity · site_shechem
Shechem
Also known as: Tell Balata
Long-lived highland/valley-edge centre with Late Bronze and Iron Age occupation and later biblical traditions.
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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · provides archaeological observation
The Iron I Settlement Wave in the Central Highlands of Canaan — Yuval Gadot (2019)Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.
Locator: regional lowland-highland interaction context
Research description
Long-lived highland/valley-edge centre with Late Bronze and Iron Age occupation and later biblical traditions. The site point in this release is a representative locator, not a settlement footprint or territorial claim.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides archaeological observation
The Iron I Settlement Wave in the Central Highlands of Canaan — Yuval Gadot (2019)Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.
Locator: regional lowland-highland interaction context
Referenced records
- Geography assertion for site_shechem · geography assertion
- Central highlands · entity