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The EB–MB transition at Ebla. A state-of-the-art overview in the light of the 2004–2008 discoveries at Tell Mardikh

The paper reappraises the question of the Early-Middle Bronze transition in Syira taking the view from Ebla, on the basis of the discoveries of the 2004-2009 exacavations.

The connections between the Northern and Southern Levant during Early Bronze Age III. Re-evaluations and new vistas in the light of new data and higher chronologies

Until recently, the study of interconnections between the northern and southern Levant has focused on the Early Bronze IV period, in part due to the ill- defined nature of Early Bronze III in the northern Levant. The analysis of north- south connections during Early Bronze III has been limited mostly to the diffusion of particular ware classes in both regions, such as the Red- Black Burnished Ware and the Levantine Combed Ware. Lately, important advancements in the scholarly knowledge on Levantine archaeology have occurred.

Jericho and the chronology of palestine in the early bronze age: A radiometric re-assessment

The absolute chronology of Early Bronze Age in the Levant has been the object of a major revision (Regev et al. 2012a), which implied an increase of at least two centuries in respect of traditional chronology. Such a shift back was based upon two sites (Tel Yarmouth, Megiddo) which were the backbone of the reform, but actually do not offer complete sequences for the whole EBA. This was the weakest stone of the revision, together with a partial understanding of stratigraphy/contexts from where samples were taken.