As fortifications and pottery were unearthed, it became clear from the start that the ruins went back to the so - called Iron Age, placing them squarely within the time period of the Biblical Jezreel.
Kui kaevati välja kindlustused ja saviesemed, sai kohe selgeks, et varemed kuuluvad niinimetatud rauaaega, täpselt Piiblis mainitud Jisreeli linna ajajärku.