"We argue that during the Late Iron IIA, the Kingdom of Israel, probably under the Omrides, replaced a small Phoenician village with a fortified casemate enclosure in order to control and institutionalise the production of the dye and other industries. These peaked under Jeroboam II, and subsequently the fort was ravaged during the period of unrest in Israel after this monarch’s reign."

Golan Shalvi & Ayelet Gilboa (2023) Between Israel and Phoenicia: The Iron IIA–B Fortified Purple-dye Production Centre at Tel Shiqmona, Tel Aviv, 50:1, 75-110, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03344355.2023.2190283 #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #Archaeology #Archaeodons #TelShiqmona #Israel #Phoenicia #History #Academia #Academic #Academics #Purple #Dye @archaeodons