The advocates of the conventional model of second millennium BCE Middle Eastern chronology have argued for the accuracy of their
Author: Daniel Penuel Benjamin
Genuinely Scientific Data Are Not Necessarily Accurate: Ice Core Dating
Ice core dating is a scientific technique with multiple applications. It is also of value for ancient Middle Eastern chronology,
Genuinely Scientific Data Are Not Necessarily Accurate: Dendrochronology
Dendrochronology can be a very valuable tool for determining the ages of ancient wooden artifacts, wooden building parts, and objects
Genuinely Scientific Data Are Not Necessarily Accurate: Astronomical Dating
Scholars of ancient history generally recognize that contemporaneous records of ancient astronomical observations can potentially yield precisely accurate dates for
Genuinely Scientific Data Are Not Necessarily Accurate: Radiocarbon Dates
Investigations into ancient history, particularly its chronology, are increasingly relying on scientific data. Although that trend is a positive development,
How Far Backward Can We Extrapolate the Babylonian Middle Chronology Model?
Some researchers have attempted to extrapolate one of the chronological models of the Venus Tablets of Ammi-şaduqa backward in time
Is It Possible to Resolve the Two-Year Discrepancy in the Early Assyrian Timeline?
Assyrian chronology is restorable with probable year-exact precision to almost two centuries earlier than Hammurabi’s first year (1792 BCE). Šamši-Adad
Genuinely Ancient Records Are Not Necessarily Accurate
Many researchers approach the subject of historical chronology with the fundamental premise that ancient inscriptions have accurate chronological data. However,
Why Solar Eclipse References and Allusions Are Crucial to Egyptian Chronology
Solar eclipses were notable events to ancient Egyptian monarchs because they viewed them as messages from the sun god. Nevertheless,
Why Sothic Dates Are Crucial to Egyptian Chronology (But Not as Traditionally Understood)
“Sothic dates” are anciently recorded observations of the heliacal rising of the star Sirius. They are critical evidence in studying