Archaeological Periods

Archaeological Periods

Pre-Pottery Neolithic A	8500-7500 B.C.E.
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B	7500-6000 B.C.E.
Pottery Neolithic A	6000-5000 B.C.E.
Pottery Neolithic B	5000-4300 B.C.E.
Chalcolithic	4300-3300 B.C.E.
Early Bronze I	3300-3050 B.C.E.
Early Bronze II-III	3050-2300 B.C.E.
Early Bronze IV/Middle Bronze I	2300-2000 B.C.E.
Middle Bronze IIA	2000-1800/1750 B.C.E.
Middle Bronze IIB-C	1800/1750-1550 B.C.E.
Late Bronze I	1550-1400 B.C.E.
Late Bronze IIA-B	1400-1200 B.C.E.
Iron IA	1200-1150 B.C.E.
Iron IB	1150-1000 B.C.E.
Iron IIA	1000-925 B.C.E.
Iron IIB	925-720 B.C.E.
Iron IIC	720-586 B.C.E.

*From Mazar (1990) page 30.