Iron Age Large Water Jug **A Glass Juglet Covered with

**A Glass Juglet Covered with Silver Patina**

archaeologists often prefer the term “Eneolithic” to “Chalcolithic” or other alternatives

the area includes the southern part of Judea (the southwestern part of the Hebron hills)

and Eram—and the dominance of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires

Iron Age Large Water Jug **A Glass Juglet Covered withThe Iron Age, known as the Israelite period, spans from 1200 BCE to 586 BCE and is divided into two phases: **Iron Age I (12001000 BCE)** marks the decline of Canaanite culture and the rise of the Tribes of Israel, the Philistines, and the Sea Peoples. **Iron Age II (1000586 BCE)** begins with the United Monarchy under Kings David and Solomon, later splitting into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. This period features the rise of significant kingdoms