reply to post by Mozzy
The chronology is based on comparison of kings list plus I believe they have some anchoring documents with other empires (much later) and a
astronomical event or two.
I've added some quotes to address the two main points
The most important of these is with the Assyrian and Babylonian chronologies, although synchronisms with the Hittites, ancient Palestine, and in the
final period with ancient Greece are also used. The earliest such synchronisms appear in the 15th century BC, during the Amarna Period, when we have a
considerable quantity of diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian Kings Amenhotep III and Akhenaten, and various Near Eastern monarchs.
The best known of these is the Sothic cycle, and careful study of this led Richard A. Parker to argue that the dates of the Twelfth dynasty could be
fixed with absolute precision.[1] More recent research has eroded this confidence, questioning many of the assumptions used with the Sothic Cycle, and
as a result experts have moved away from relying on this Cycle.[2] For example, Donald B. Redford, in attempting to fix the date of the end of
Eighteenth dynasty, almost completely ignores the Sothic evidence, relying on synchronicities between Egypt and Assyria (by way of the Hittites), and
help from astronomical observations.[
Carbon dating has also allowed the chronologies to be placed in context. In general by the time you get back to the old kingdoms you're looking at a
century or more of disagreement on dates.
The date above, if it stands, shows an error of around 80 years.
The quotes from the Wiki summary on the AE chronology
[edit on 4/12/08 by Jbird]
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