Archaeologists working at Megiddo recently announced the discovery of an assemblage of Egyptian and Greek pottery dating to the seventh century BC, which they associate with the army of Pharaoh Necho who defeated King Josiah in 609 BC (2 Kgs 23:29–30). The Egyptian pottery is crudely made and poorly fired and was likely used for supplies for Necho’s army. The Greek pottery was likely used by Greek mercenaries whom Necho had hired. The assemblage was discovered from 2016 to 2022 in an area (Area X) that had never before been excavated. The team concluded that the best explanation for this combination of pottery is that it was left by Necho’s army which was accompanied by Greek mercenaries. The book of Jeremiah seems to indicate that Greek troops from Lydia fought alongside Pharaoh Necho (Jer. 46:9).
Sources:
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09018328.2025.2454490
- https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2025-03-03/ty-article-magazine/archaeologists-find-evidence-of-egyptian-army-that-felled-biblical-king-at-megiddo/00000195-5bd1-d636-a3df-7bff5e0f0000
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