entity · term_philistia
Philistia
A later regional label for areas dominated by Philistine cities and material traditions; not a default Late Bronze polygon.
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.
1200 BCE–600 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · defines
On the Constitution and Transformation of Philistine Identity — Aren M. Maeir, Louise A. Hitchcock, Liora Kolska Horwitz (2013)Supports dynamic use.
Locator: regional identity formation - informs · supports distribution
The Constitution of Philistine Identity: Ethnic Dynamics in Twelfth to Tenth Century Philistia — Avraham Faust, Justin Lev-Tov (2011)Constrains time and social meaning.
Locator: twelfth-tenth century evidence
Research description
A later regional label for areas dominated by Philistine cities and material traditions; not a default Late Bronze polygon. Website labels and tooltips must display the source date and meaning rather than normalize all periods into one identity.
Evidence and sources
- informs · defines
On the Constitution and Transformation of Philistine Identity — Aren M. Maeir, Louise A. Hitchcock, Liora Kolska Horwitz (2013)Supports dynamic use.
Locator: regional identity formation - informs · supports distribution
The Constitution of Philistine Identity: Ethnic Dynamics in Twelfth to Tenth Century Philistia — Avraham Faust, Justin Lev-Tov (2011)Constrains time and social meaning.
Locator: twelfth-tenth century evidence
Referenced records
- Southern Levant · entity