Biblical Archaeology Review

We have not yet assigned site-wide strata numbers to the various phases within local grids (100 meters by 100 meters). Phase numbers apply only within each grid. The phase numbers are not necessarily the same from grid to grid, although eventually we may determine they are part of the same stratum.

Ashlars are well-cut masonry in the shape of a cube.

B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) is the scholarly alternate designation corresponding to B.C.

Frank J. Yurco, “3,200-Year-Old-Picture of Israelites Found in Egypt,” BAR 16:05.

See “The Difference Between Scholarly Mistakes and Scholarly Concealment—The Case of MMT,” BAR 16:05.

The joint annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR).

Ashlars are rectangular, cut building stones with smoothly rounded sides that allow for a tight fit against adjacent stones.

See Hershel Shanks, “Synagogue Excavation Reveals Stunning Mosaic of Zodiac and Torah Ark,” BAR 10:03.

C.E. (Common Era) and B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) are the scholarly alternate designations corresponding to A.D. and B.C.