On the dating of Strata VIA and VA-IVB at Tel Megiddo

人们普遍认为，米吉多的VIA地层和VA-IVB地层分别属于公元前11世纪和公元前10世纪。然而，Israel Finkelstein根据他的低年代学（Low Chronology），将传统上认为的公元前12 -10世纪的考古组合降低了50-80年，认为地层VIA和VA-IVB分别可以追溯到公元前10世纪和公元前9世纪。支持地层VA-IVB日期为公元前9世纪的最有力的观点是，在地层中发现的两座宫殿中，至少有一座与公元前9世纪的撒玛利亚宫殿在建筑方法和泥瓦匠的标记上有明显的相似之处。然而，这似乎并不是决定性的，因为正如Amihai Mazar指出的那样，我们可以假设两位国王所罗门和亚哈都使用了腓尼基泥瓦匠。因此，Finkelstein让我们有机会重新考虑米吉多地层的传统测年方法，但是，在这一点上，我们不必用Finkelstein的方法来取代传统的测年方法。

It has been generally accepted that Strata VIA and VA-IVB at Megiddo belong to the 11th century BCE and the 10th century BCE, respectively. However, Israel Finkelstein, based on his Low Chronology which lowers archaeological assemblages traditionally attributed to the 12th-10th centuries BCE by 50-80 years, suggests that Strata VIA and VA-IVB are dated to the 10th century BCE and the 9th century BCE, respectively. The strongest point in favor of a 9th century BCE date of Stratum VA-IVB is that there are unmistakable similarities in building methods and masons' marks between at least one of two palaces found in the Stratum and those at Samaria, which belong to the 9th century BCE. However, this does not seem decisive because, as Amihai Mazar indicates, we can assume that two kings, Solomon and Ahab, used Phoenician masons. As a result, Finkelstein gave us an opportunity to reconsider the traditional dating of the Strata at Megiddo, but, at this point, we do not have to replace the traditional dating with Finkelstein's one.