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It’s Not There: Archaeology Proves a Negative

By Margreet Steiner
The history of Jerusalem is going to have to be rewritten. As we gradually assimilate the archaeological record, we are finding more and more evidence that calls into question long-held assumptions about the city’s past. This is especially...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 1998

Whose Bones?

Were they really Jewish defenders? Did Yadin deliberately obfuscate?
By Joseph Zias
On July 7, 1969, with due solemnity, the earthly remains of the last defenders of Masada were buried near the foot of the Roman ramp leading up to the site. The chief chaplain of the...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 1998

Cultural Crossroads

Deir el-Balah and the cosmopolitan culture of the Late Bronze Age
By Trude Dothan
After the Six-Day War in 1967, the Old City of Jerusalem became accessible to Israelis for the first time in nearly 20 years. For many who, like me, had grown up in Jerusalem during the British Mandate, when one could travel freely between...
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1998