Eric M. Meyers in Stern et al (1993) divides up the Strata as follows

Stratum	Date	Description
I	200-50 BCE	‎Scattered artifactual remains; traces of structures
II	50 BCE-135 CE	‎Limited architecture and related artifacts; probably a small, growing village
III	135-250 CE	‎First major insula; village expansion
IV	250-365 CE	‎Peak of village life; synagogue built; gradual abandonment begins at end of stratum
V	365-750 CE	‎Village largely abandoned; several small finds, either from a nomadic settlement or wayfarers
VI	750-1000 CE	‎Renewed, small-scale settlement of village
VIIA	11th-13th cent. CE	‎Continuation of permanent settlement
VIIB	14th cent. CE	‎Extinction begins

Eric M. Meyers in Stern et al (1993) summarized Meiron's history as follows

The population grew steadily from Late Hellenistic times but especially after the wars with Rome; its most productive era was the third and fourth centuries CE; its economic orbit was northern, oriented toward the port of Tyre; conditions from the period of Gallus Caesar (351~352 CE) to the great earthquake of 363 CE conspired to create a situation that resulted in systematic abandonment

Meyers, Meyers, and Strange (1974), Meyers, Strange, and Meyers (1978), and Meyers and Meyers (1978) posited that Meiron was abandoned rather than destroyed in the middle of the 4th century CE. However, as noted by Russell (1980), their excavation evidence may suggest that the site was destroyed by the northern Cyril Quake of 363 CE; as well as abandoned. A thick destruction layer was found in multiple rooms of the lower city ( Site M I ) as well as the northern suburb of the city ( Site M II ). Further, in what the excavators believed was a store room of the so-called 'Patrician House', they discovered crushed storage jars still containing remnants of stored food. The stored food was interpreted by Eric M. Meyers in Stern et al (1993) as follows

A strange fact came to light when the small finds (a bell and a sickle) and the food remains (identified as nuts, wheat, barley, and beans) from the Patrician House were examined. The food was placed in the storage jars in a charred and inedible state, inside a sealed room with no convenient access. On one of the storage jars the word "fire" was carved, while on another an inscription read "belonging to Julia (or Julian)." Apparently, the room had been a deposit area for a pious individual or family-possibly descended from the line of priests who settled in Meiron after the destruction of the Temple. The finds and food had been dedicated to the Lord as heqdesh (consecrated items) and hence purposely rendered unusable-the foods by charring, the bell by not having a clapper, and the sickle by not having a handle. The contents of this house undoubtedly reflect the religious views of the people who lived here.

Coin and pottery evidence apparently dates this abandonment to ~360 CE (Meyers and Meyers, 1978). Meyers, Strange, and Groh (1978) report that in the stratum of interest (III) no stratified coins were found dating to after 360 CE.

Magness (2012) redated the chronology of the original excavators. Her analysis is repeated in its entirety in Magness and Schindler (2015). This analysis redated construction of the houses to "the second half of the fourth century and first half of the fifth century, which means that occupation ended a full century later than the excavators believe." This was based on coin and ceramic evidence. In particular, Magness and Schindler (2015) identified some post 363 CE coins and ceramics as not intrusive which the original excavators viewed as intrusive.

• A thick destruction layer was found in multiple rooms of the lower city ( Site M I ) as well as the northern suburb of the city ( Site M II )
• In what the excavators believed was a store room of the so-called 'Patrician House', they discovered crushed storage jars still containing remnants of stored food. The stored food was interpreted by Eric M. Meyers in Stern et al (1993) as follows

  A strange fact came to light when the small finds (a bell and a sickle) and the food remains (identified as nuts, wheat, barley, and beans) from the Patrician House were examined. The food was placed in the storage jars in a charred and inedible state, inside a sealed room with no convenient access. On one of the storage jars the word "fire" was carved, while on another an inscription read "belonging to Julia (or Julian)." Apparently, the room had been a deposit area for a pious individual or family-possibly descended from the line of priests who settled in Meiron after the destruction of the Temple. The finds and food had been dedicated to the Lord as heqdesh (consecrated items) and hence purposely rendered unusable-the foods by charring, the bell by not having a clapper, and the sickle by not having a handle. The contents of this house undoubtedly reflect the religious views of the people who lived here.

• Earthquake Archeological Effects chart
  Earthquake Archeological Effects (EAE)
  
  Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224)
  of Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224)

Effect	Location	Intensity
Collapsed Walls	A thick destruction layer suggests collapsed walls	VIII+

The archeoseismic evidence requires a minimum Intensity of VIII (8) when using the Earthquake Archeological Effects chart of Rodríguez-Pascua et al (2013: 221-224).

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Meyers, Strange, and Meyers (1981)