Biblical Archaeology Review
Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.
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See Erez Ben-Yosef, Archaeological Views: “Biblical Archaeology’s Architectural Bias,” BAR, November/December 2019.
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See Anson Rainey, “Inside, Outside: Where Did the Early Israelites Come From?” BAR, November/December 2008.
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For various views, see Hershel Shanks, “Face to Face: Biblical Minimalists Meet Their Challengers,” BAR, July/August 1997; William Dever, “Save Us from Postmodern Malarkey,” BAR, March/April 2000; Hershel Shanks, “A ‘Centrist’ at the Center of Controversy: BAR Interviews Israel Finkelstein,” BAR, November/December 2002
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A growing body of evidence indicates a period of severe drought that lasted about 150 years, from the mid-13th to the late 12th century BCE; see Eric H. Cline, 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, rev. ed. (Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, 2021). It is likely that mobile societies were able to adapt more easily than city dwellers to changes in the availability of water and pastureland.
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