Radiocarbon Dating the “Wilderness of Zin”
Radiocarbon Dating the “Wilderness of Zin”
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“津荒野”的放射性碳测年
DOI：
10.1017/s0033822200042417
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发表时间：
2007
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影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
J. van der Plicht
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作者：
H. J. Bruins;J. van der Plicht
1914年，伦纳德伍利和T E劳伦斯代表巴勒斯坦勘探基金在内盖夫和西奈半岛东北部的沙漠--“津的荒野”进行了一次重要的考古调查。在世纪，一些学者将Ain Kadeis地区与圣经中的Kadesh-Barnea联系起来，在他们的调查和讨论中受到了广泛的关注。关于卡德什-巴尼亚这个棘手的问题，伍利和劳伦斯倾向于附近的艾因·库代拉特山谷，尤其是古代的告诉。他们的调查对形成关于这个问题的学术观点做出了重大贡献，甚至直到今天。但现代的调查和发掘未能在上述地区发现任何公元前2000年的考古遗迹，从而使上述协会受到质疑。青铜时代中期II，青铜时代晚期和铁器时代I涵盖了这个千年，在考古学方面被认为是该地区的缺失。然而，我们的研究表明，该地区确实存在公元前2000年的考古遗迹，这是通过放射性碳测年法确定的。需要一种地质考古学的方法来调查瓦迪斯的梯田，它包含了这些沙漠地区人类活动的独特记录。
An important archaeological survey was conducted by Leonard Woolley and T E Lawrence in 1914 on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund in the Negev and northeastern Sinai deserts—the “Wilderness of Zin.” The region of Ain Kadeis, associated by some scholars in the 19th century with biblical Kadesh-Barnea, received much attention in their survey and discussions. Concerning the vexed question of Kadesh-Barnea, Woolley and Lawrence gave their preference for the nearby Ain el Qudeirat Valley, and in particular the ancient tell. Their survey contributed significantly in the shaping of scholarly opinion on the matter, even until today. But modern surveys and excavations failed to identify any archaeological remnants of the 2nd millennium BCE in the above regions, thereby putting the above associations in question. The Middle Bronze Age II, Late Bronze Age, and Iron Age I that cover this millennium are considered missing in the area in archaeological terms. However, our research reveals that archaeological remains of the 2nd millennium BCE do exist in the region, as determined chronologically by radiocarbon dating. A geoarchaeological approach is required to investigate terraced fields in wadis, which contain a unique record of human activity in these desert regions.