Lachish

Palestine

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Lachish was an ancient city located west of Hebron in Palestine. It is an important archaeological site, with excavations revealing its first occupation around 2600 BC. The site of Tel Ḥasi, located southwest of Lachish, was the location of the first stratigraphic excavation in Palestine, conducted by Sir Flinders Petrie. This method involved linking different levels (strata) of the archaeological mound with the types of pottery found within them. By examining imported Egyptian objects in each level, Petrie established a connection between Palestinian and Egyptian chronologies, providing a method for dating Middle Eastern sites.12

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…significance are the ostraca of Lachish in southern Palestine, which probably immediately preceded the Chaldean onslaught of 589 bce. Phoenician texts are scattered around the Mediterranean, and bear witness to an extensive and protracted maritime supremacy.
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…significance are the ostraca of Lachish in southern Palestine, which probably immediately preceded the Chaldean onslaught of 589 bce. Phoenician texts are scattered around the Mediterranean, and bear witness to an extensive and protracted maritime supremacy.
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