The Four-Chambered Gate at Megiddo

Matthew J. Adams, Israel Finkelstein, Eythan Levy

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Abstract

Work at Megiddo in 2018 shed light on Gate 3165 of Stratum VIA (late Iron I) and the six-chambered Gate 2156 of Strata VA-IVB and IVA (late Iron IIA and early Iron IIB). The disputed question of the number of gates which post-date Gate 2156 was only briefly discussed. Continued investigation of the gates’ area in 2022 assembled information for the existence of a four-chambered Gate 500b, described by the University of Chicago excavator as a construction error, which was replaced by the two-chambered Gate 500a. The new data is presented here.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPalestine Exploration Quarterly
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2024

Funding

FundersFunder number
Shmunis Family Foundation
Katzman Family Foundation

    Keywords

    • 8 Century bce
    • Ancient Israel
    • City Walls
    • Fortifications
    • Gates
    • Iron Age II
    • Megiddo

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