You are hereHomeBARNovember/December 2000ReViews Halpern suggests that the nadir of settlement at Megiddo in the EBII can be related to the general withdrawal of population in the region into fortresses, signalling the rise of hierarchical states (vol. 2, p. 537). Well, maybe. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.