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The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994)
David Ussishkin · 2004
Reading ancient testimony
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Document and modern access
- Type
- final excavation report
- Publication
- Tel Aviv University
Records informed by this source
- date assertion End and destruction of Lachish Level VI — date assertionEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · dates · Level VI chronology and destruction
Provides the traditional site chronology.
- claim Hazor, Lachish, Gezer, Megiddo, and other southern Levantine destruction or transition horizons do not form one securely synchronous event.Evidence confidence: highinforms · dates · Lachish Level VI chronology
Separate site model.
- claim Archaeology does not support one synchronous destruction wave matching the full Joshua conquest sequence.Evidence confidence: highinforms · dates · Lachish sequence
Shows different date.
- geography assertion Lachish — geography assertionEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · locates · Volumes III-IV; Levels VII and VI
Supports identification and archaeological location of Lachish; the point is a representative site locator, not an excavation footprint.
- entity LachishEvidence confidence: highinforms · provides archaeological observation · Volumes III-IV; Levels VII and VI
Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.
- date assertion End and destruction of Lachish Level VI — date assertionEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · provides archaeological observation · Levels VII-VI and final destruction
Primary stratigraphic evidence.
- date assertion Lachish — date assertioninforms · provides archaeological observation · Volumes III-IV; Levels VII and VI
Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.
- event End and destruction of Lachish Level VIEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · provides archaeological observation · Levels VII-VI and final destruction
Primary stratigraphic evidence.
- relationship Lachish — located in — ShephelahEvidence confidence: highinforms · provides archaeological observation · Volumes III-IV; Levels VII and VI
Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.