Megiddo in the Age of Empires

Following the collapse of the Northern Kingdom in the late eighth century BCE, Megiddo became the capital of the Neo-Assyrian province of Magiddû. The University of Chicago excavations exposed the settlement’s distinct orthogonal layout and administrative quarter. And yet, many questions concerning its chronology, material culture, and population remained unsolved. In this article, the unique contributions of recent fieldwork conducted in the mound’s northwestern sector to the understanding of Megiddo under Assyrian, Egyptian, and Babylonian rule are highlighted