Archaeological and Historical Periods Chart
Archaeological and Historical Periods Chart
Paleolithic (Old Stone Age/Pre-Cave) before 10,000 BC
Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age/Cave 10,000-8,000 BC
Neolithic (New Stone Age)
Prepottery 8000-5500 BC
Pottery 5500-4000 BC
Chalcolithic (Copper Age) 4000-3000 BC
Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age (EB)
EB I 3000-2800 BC
EB II 2800-2500 BC
EB III 2500-2200 BC
EB IV 2200-2000 BC
Middle Bronze Age (MB)
MB I 2000-1800 BC
MB II 1800-1500 BC
Late Bronze Age (LB)
LB I 1500-1400 BC
LB II 1400-1200 BC
Iron I 1200-1000 BC
Iron II 1000-600 BC
Babylonian and Persian Periods 586-332 BC
Hellenistic Period 332-37 BC
Roman Period 37 BC-325 AD
Note: These divisions and dates are what is generally accepted in Biblical Archaeology although scholars do not agree on all details.