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

人们普遍认为，米吉多的VIA层和VA-IVB层分别属于公元前世纪和公元前世纪。然而，Israel Finkelstein基于他的Low Chronology（低年代学），将传统上归因于公元前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世纪和公元前世纪。支持VA-IVB层的公元前世纪年代的最有力的一点是，在该层发现的两座宫殿中至少有一座与撒马利亚的宫殿在建筑方法和泥瓦匠的标记上有着明显的相似之处，后者属于公元前世纪。然而，这似乎不是决定性的，因为正如Amihai Mazar所指出的，我们可以假设两个国王，所罗门和亚哈，使用腓尼基石匠。因此，芬克尔斯坦给了我们一个重新考虑米吉多地层的传统年代测定的机会，但是，在这一点上，我们不必用芬克尔斯坦的年代测定取代传统年代测定。

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.