Egyptian pottery from the Middle Bronze Age Levant in context

Abstract

The contribution aims at a reassessment of Egyptian and Egyptianizing pottery from stratified
assemblages in the MBA Levant in light of the high chronology supported by the recent ‘radiocarbon
revolution’. The archaeological context of so-called ‘key-types’ that allowed previous cross-dates,
together with the methods adopted for absolute dating, will be critically evaluated in order to avoid
circular reasoning. The study will then attempt a regional synthesis integrating the examined artifacts
with the radiocarbon chronology, the historical chronology of Egypt, and the relative sequence of
cultural developments of the MBA Levant.