You are hereHomeBARJuly/August 2007Lost Tombs of the Israelite Kings 3I disagree with the Harvard excavators who believed that Ahab built the larger palace of Building Period II. In my view, Building Period II belongs to a much later period well after the demise of the Omride dynasty. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.