"Some recent archaeological finds are indeed consistent with a fear- struck Jewish public cowering before Roman might. Scores of hiding- places, or refuge caves, have been discovered in the Judean Desert, where Jews fled in the hope of avoiding Roman troops. Elaborate tunnels in the basements of village homes served the same purpose. These refuge caves and hiding places often reflect the desperate circumstances of those who were fleeing or hiding. In the past few years, Israeli archaeologists have identified several hundreds of such places south of Jerusalem in the Shephelah." David Christainsen Newton, Mass. USA Other posts:
• Unearthing a unique connection between ancient Israel and Greece
• Time Magazine tackles the thorny issues of politics and archaeology in Jerusalem • To illustrate the salient problem concerning Dr. Thiering • Robert Eisenman, the archaeology director of the Institute for the Study of Judeo-Christian Origins • Archaeology director gives historical perspective to Dead Sea Scroll discovery • =?windows-1252?Q?Hadrian=92s_Hard=2DWon_Victory_=2D_Romans_Suffer_Severe_?= =?windows-1252?Q?Losses_in_Jewish_War?= • Milwaukee museum produces dead sea scrolls exhibit • Uncovering Secrets of the Sphinx- American archaeologist Mark Lehner • My criticism of Yaron Ben-Ami's analysis of the work of Magen and Peleg (Qumran archaeologists) • Archaeologists have begun the search for an ancient civilization in southern Spain • The Lonnqvists argue for a connection between the Therapeuts and Qumran |