Period |
Date Range |
PREHISTORY |
1,000,000-3300 B.C. |
NEOLITHIC |
8300-4500 B.C. |
CHALCOLITHIC |
4500-3200 B.C. |
EARLY BRONZE AGE |
3200-2200 B.C. |
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE |
2200-1550 B.C. |
LATE BRONZE AGE |
1550-1200 B.C. |
IRON AGE 1 |
1200-1000 B.C. |
IRON AGE 2 |
1000-586 B.C. |
BABYLONIAN PERIOD |
586-539 B.C. |
PERSIAN PERIOD |
539-332 B.C. |
HELLENISTIC PERIOD |
332-141 B.C. |
HASMONEAN PERIOD |
141-37 B.C. |
ROMAN PERIOD |
37 B.C.-324 A.D. |
BYZANTINE PERIOD |
324 - 638 A.D. |
ARAB PERIOD |
638-1516 A.D. |
CRUSADER PERIOD |
1099-1291 A.D. |
OTTOMAN PERIOD |
1517-1917 A.D. |
Biblical Archaeology Review Jan/Feb 2005
