Duby Tal/Albatross; inset: Garo Nalbandian

Today a 16th-century A.D. square Turkish tower dominates the site though Kochavi uncovered a history of occupation at Aphek that spanned five thousand years. Inset: Moshe Kochavi proudly peruses the first volume of the Aphek excavation report. He recently revisited the site with BAR.