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New carbon-dating techniques enable ‘absolute chronology' of First Temple-era Jerusalem
[IsraelTimes] Weizmann scientists say radiocarbon breakthrough provides previously unavailable means for dating urban sites; shows Jerusalem was larger, more developed than previously thoughtAn Israeli team has achieved a breakthrough in advanced radiocarbon dating techniques, enabling for the first time an "absolute chronology" of Jerusalem in the Iron Age, the time of the Kingdom of Judah and the First Temple, according to a Tuesday blurb from the Weizmann Institute of Science. The researchers studied 100 samples of securely dated and scientifically excavated organic material and concluded that ancient Jerusalem was larger and more urban than previously proven, especially during the 10th-12th centuries BCE, during what is commonly thought to be the time of King David and King Solomon. Posted by: trailing wife 2024-05-03 |
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