Ben-Tor in Ben-Tor et al. (2005a:10) reports a “great” destruction in Stratum XVII, attributed to the terminal Iron Age I, and notes that the stratum ended in a “conflagration.” In Area A1, Ben-Tor in Ben-Tor et al. (2005a:13) observed westward-tilted floors in Strata XIX and the overlying XVII, suggesting that the tilting may have occurred in a single event, while cautioning that slope and drainage conditions could also have contributed. Most of Area A1 was “covered by a thick fill of crumbled burnt bricks,” implying post-destruction abandonment “for a considerable length of time.” Raphael and Agnon (2018:775) regarded the destruction as earthquake-related, while acknowledging that “Stratum XVII exhibited limited evidence” (Ben-Tor in Ben-Tor et al., 2005a:13). However, Ben-Tor in Ben-Tor et al. (2005a) did not assign the destruction to an earthquake. The chronology of the destruction is based on ceramic evidence.