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.
Seraya benteng - benteng dan tembikar ditemukan, tampak jelas sejak awal bahwa keruntuhan itu terjadi pada Zaman Besi, sehingga cocok dengan periode waktu Alkitab tentang Yizreel.