Basic Biblical Archaeological Periods…
| Neolithic |
← 4500 BC |
| Chalcolithic |
4500 – 3200 BC |
| Early Bronze Age |
3200 – 2200 BC |
| Middle Bronze Age |
2200 – 1550 BC |
| Late Bronze Age |
1550 – 1200 BC |
| Iron Age I |
1200 – 1000 BC |
| Iron Age II |
1000 – 586 BC |
| Babylonian |
586 – 539 BC |
| Persian |
539 – 332 BC |
| Hellenistic |
332 – 141 BC |
| Hasmonean |
141 – 37 BC |
| Roman |
37 BC – AD 133 |
| Byzantine |
AD 324 – AD 638 |
| Arab |
AD 639 – AD 1516 |
| Crusader |
AD 1099 – AD 1291 |
| Ottoman |
AD 1517 – AD 1917 |
| British Control |
AD 1917 – AD 1948 |
| Israel (Modern) |
AD 1948 → |
