Bourke (2004:8–9) describes a destruction layer dated to ca. 1150 BCE (Iron I) at the Temple Complex in Area XXII at Tabaqat Fahl (Pella), as well as throughout the wider site. He states that "the remodelled temple remained in use until the end of the Bronze Age (ca 1150 BC), when the entire site of Pella suffered a major destruction." Bourke suggests that "this may also have been due to earthquake activity, although human agency remains possible," noting that this period coincides with "the time of the enigmatic Sea People descent on Egypt, generally (if not always reliably) associated with a widespread destruction horizon throughout the region at this time (Sandars 1978)."

Bourke (2004:9) further notes that "post-destruction Iron Age I (ca 1150–950 BC) temple deposits were badly disturbed by later building activities."