Dates of the Strata at Arad

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These numbers for the strata at Arad were assigned by Yohanan Aharoni. The lowest number represents the highest level, which was the last to be occupied but the first to be uncovered.

Stratum I	cemetery	10th–16th centuries A.D.
Stratum II	caravanserai	7th–9th centuries A.D.
Stratum III	Roman fort	1st century A.D.
Stratum IV	Hellenistic tower and fort	3rd–2nd centuries B.C.
Stratum V	Persian	4th century B.C.
Stratum VI	Israelite	early 6th century B.C.
Stratum VII	Israelite	late 7th century B.C.
Stratum VIII	Israelite	late 8th century B.C.
Stratum IX	Israelite	early 8th century B.C.
Stratum X	Israelite	9th century B.C.
Stratum XI	Israelite	10th century B.C.
Stratum XII	Kenite	early 12th century B.C.