Tinted periods are described in this installment.

20th century B.C.E.

Earliest remains of Canaanite city.

1200 B.C.E.

Sea People (Sikil) occupation begins.

1050 B.C.E.

Destruction of Sikil city. Phoenicians gain control.

1000 B.C.E.

Israelites capture Dor.

925 B.C.E.

Pharaoh Shishak’s invasion probably destroys Dor.

874–853 B.C.E.

King Ahab of Israel rebuilds Dor.

733 B.C.E.

Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser III conquers Dor.

630 B.C.E.

Assyrians lose control of Dor. Rule by unknown power during 30-year interregnum.

600 B.C.E.

Babylonian King Nebuchanezzar conquers Dor.

Late 6th century B.C.E.

Persian rule begins.

332 B.C.E.

Hellenistic rule begins.