Stratum 14 Earthquake - Late Bronze II - could be the same as the Stratum 13 Earthquake
Herr et al. (2009:79) attributed the
destruction of the well-preserved Stratum 14
Monumental building in Field B to an
earthquake, although they noted that it may
have been the same event as the Stratum 13
earthquake.
Herr et al. (2009:78) reported that
destruction debris was found in all five rooms
of the Stratum 14 monumental building,
consisting of "massive amounts of
mudbricks from the upper walls and mud from the
ceilings, second story flooring, and roofing
detritus," along with "burned remains of
large
support beams especially concentrated
in Room 3."
In Room 4, the ascending stairs were broken,
and
Herr et al. (2009:79) reported up to
2 meters of burned mudbrick debris in Room 2.
Savage et al. (2003:463) reported that
"an earthquake distorted many of the
north-south walls from this period at the
site, including some of those in the palace,"
where the palace likely refers to the
Stratum 14 monumental building in Field B.
Dating was determined through pottery and
associated finds.
