section_path: Near East/Near East Bronze Age divisions
section_name: Near East Bronze Age divisions
paragraph_text: Near East Bronze Age divisions
  
  The Bronze Age in the Near East can be conveniently divided into Early, Middle and Late periods. The dates and phases below apply solely to the Near East, not universally. However, some archaeologists propose a "high chronology", which extends periods such as the Intermediate Bronze Age by 300 to 500–600 years, based on material analysis of southern Levant in cities such as Hazor, Jericho, and Beit She'an.