▁or ▁C ain ▁M ons , ▁recall ing ▁a ▁legend ▁that ▁Y ok ne am ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁C ain ' s ▁death . ▁For ▁a ▁period , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ship ▁of ▁C ay mont , ▁the ▁smallest ▁se igneur ie ▁of ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁arch ae ological ▁features ▁of ▁Y ok ne am ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁Chal col ith ic ▁period , ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁mill en ni um ▁B CE . ▁The ▁first ▁structures ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁mill en ni um ▁B CE . ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁and ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁A ges ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 1 2 0 0 ▁B CE ), ▁Y ok ne am ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁a ▁fort ified ▁city , ▁which ▁was ▁raz ed ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁collapse . ▁During ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁raz ed ▁and ▁re built ▁several ▁times ; ▁events ▁which ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁con quest s ▁by ▁Josh ua , ▁King ▁David , ▁Haz ael ▁of ▁Ar am - D am asc us , ▁and ▁the ▁Ne o - Ass y rian ▁Empire . ▁The ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁centuries ▁B CE ▁is ▁considered ▁Y ok ne am ' s ▁golden ▁age , ▁during ▁which ▁it ▁extended ▁beyond ▁the ▁m ound '