Biblical Archaeology Review

Apparently, Professor Anati sees a continuity from Early Bronze II (roughly 2900 to 2650 B.C.) to Middle Bronze I (roughly 2200 to 1950 B.C.) in the Sinai and Negev. In this, Professor Anati follows the suggestion of Rudolph Cohen in “The Mysterious MB I People—Does the Exodus Tradition in the Bible Preserve the Memory of Their Entry Into Canaan?” BAR 09:04.

See Itzhaq Beit-Arieh, “Fifteen Years in Sinai,” BAR 10:04.

See “The Mysterious MB I People,” BAR 09:04.

A grant from the Fondazione C.A.B. of Brescia, Italy, supported our research in 1983–1984. Some private donors in the United States and in Europe have also contributed to our efforts. But, on the whole, fund-raising is one of the most depressing jobs for an archaeologist, and funds are never adequate. In Israel, the research is carried on within the framework of the Archaeological Survey of Israel, in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

A wadi is a dry river bed or small river common to Israel and the surrounding regions.

I have since continued my study of rock art in this part of the world and have recently published a monograph entitled “The Rock Art of the Negev and Sinai,” which has appeared in Italian, French and German, but not yet in English.

The Byzantine period begins in the Holy Land, Egypt and Sinai in 324 A.D. and ends in the seventh century with the Moslem conquest.

The address in New York of the Jewish Theological Seminary.—Ed.