BAR readers suggested some imaginative, useful and even humorous functions for the puzzling clay tootsie-rolls that were found at Biblical Lachish (“Mystery Find at Lachish,” BAR 05:05). There is a difference, however, between the Lachish tootsie-rolls and the archaeological stumpers which follow. The Lachish tootsie-rolls are unique. There are no parallels. They have not been found at any other site. But the archaeological puzzlers described here have been found at many sites and have therefore already engaged the attention of numerous archaeologists and scholars. But still we are without solutions. Can BAR readers stretch their imaginations once again? These […]
