RB. 2024 - T. 131-4 (pp. 561-594). doi 10.2143/RBI.131.4.3293974 THE LATE IRON AGE AT TELL ES-SAMAK/SHIKMONA AND QUESTIONS OF CONTINUITY BY Erin HALL and Shay BAR Zinman Institute of Archaeology University of Haifa 199 Aba-Hushi Avenue HAIFA, Israel 3498838 forest06007@icloud.com Zinman Institute of Archaeology University of Haifa 199 Aba-Hushi Avenue HAIFA, Israel 3498838 bar.inbal.shay@gmail.com ABSTRACT This paper presents the stratigraphic, architectural and ceramic findings from the renewed excavations at Tell es-Samak/Shikmona, which took place from 2011-2013. Shikmona, located in modern day Haifa, is an integral site for under- standing the material culture of southern Phoenicia in various periods. Here, we focus on a presentation of the late Iron Age material found in Area A of the renewed excavations in a final report. The data presented in this study comes from one of the best-stratified sequences in southern Phoenicia to-date. It can thus serve as a backbone for future studies on the nature of this region in the rele- vant periods. Questions of continuity into the Babylonian period, although arrived only through stratigraphic analysis, also make Shikmona a fruitful site for future studies on the topic. Keywords: Tell es-Samak/Shikmona, Iron Age IIB, Iron Age IIC, Babylonian period, Persian period. RÉSUMÉ Cet article présente les découvertes stratigraphiques, architecturales et céra- miques des nouvelles fouilles à Tell es-Samak/Shikmona, qui ont eu lieu de 2011