Biblical Archaeology Review

The date of the destruction was determined by the pottery assemblage unearthed in the storerooms in Areas F and H. A sherd of “chocolate-on-white” ware found in one of the rooms is of particular importance, for this type does not antedate the 16th century B.C.

In the 1969 publication of the results of the Danish Expedition (see Bibliography), Marie-Louise Buhl fixed the beginning of occupation at Shiloh in the Early Bronze Age, based on her impression of a few isolated sherds. However, our excavations have not produced even one single sherd of that era. The Early Bronze settlement in that fertile valley was at Khirbet er-Rafid, situated 1,000 yards (900 meters) southwest of our mound.

Ibid., p. 62.

Ibid., p. 61.

Ibid., p. 59.

Ibid., p. 59.

Ibid., pp. 58–59.

Ibid., p. 58.

Ibid., p. 57.