铁器时代耶路撒冷的放射性碳年代表揭示了校准偏移和建筑发展
Johanna Regev1, Yuval Gadot2, Joe Uziel3
1Dangoor Research Accelerator Mass Spectrometer Radiocarbon Laboratory, Scientific Archaeology Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
概括
铁器时代耶路撒冷的放射性碳测年提供了详细的时间表,揭示了早期的定居点和扩张. 这项研究克服了校准挑战,重建了犹大王国.
科学领域:
- 考古学科学 考古学科学
- 通过放射性碳测年法进行测年.
- 古代时间表 古代时间表
背景情况:
- 重建铁器时代耶路撒冷的绝对时间表是困难的,因为它的城市密度和放射性碳校准曲线的高原.
- 现有的考古和文本证据需要精确的日期来确定犹大王国首都的可靠时间表.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定铁器时代耶路撒冷的精确绝对时间表.
- 为了克服霍尔施塔特高原和区域大气14C变化所带来的放射性碳年代测定挑战.
- 通过先进的约会技术,将考古发现与圣经历史相结合.
主要方法:
- 从五个挖掘区的可靠考古学背景收集了103个放射性碳日期.
- 采用严格的微考古学方法,以确保密集的放射性碳日期的平流图序列.
- 利用文本证据和考古遗迹来验证和完善约会结果,包括区域C偏移.
主要成果:
- 确定了大气14C度的区域偏移,大约在公元前720年.
- 准确地确定了公元前586年的巴比伦破坏层的日期,通过100个单环测量 (624572公元前) 进行验证.
- 提供了从公元前12世纪到公元前10世纪的定居点和公元前9世纪向西扩张的证据.
结论:
- 这项研究成功地重建了耶路撒冷的铁器时代时间表,提高了我们对犹大王国首都的理解.
- 证明了强烈的放射性碳测年法与微考古学相结合在解决复杂的时间问题的有效性.
- 揭示了重要的建筑项目,公元前8世纪中叶地震的影响,以及随后的防御工事和繁荣,直到巴比伦征服.
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