The Bottleneck of Archaeological Publication

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For more than 40 years, I have been studying the ancient Near East and its cultures through archaeology. I have been especially interested in the documents that have been uncovered—mostly cuneiform tablets. My aim has been to make the results known both for their own sake and for their relation to the Bible. A continuing flood of archaeological evidence now illustrates the world of the Bible—its history, languages, religions, traditions and customs. Sometimes, as a result of this archaeological evidence, the Biblical narrative is confirmed; in other instances, its interpretation is controlled by the new archaeological information.a There […]

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Footnotes

See William A. Dever, “Archaeology and the Bible—Understanding Their Special Relationship,” BAR 16:03.

See “Should the Term ‘Biblical Archaeology’ Be Abandoned?” BAR 07:03, “Dever’s Sermon on the Mound,” BAR 13:02, and “Bill Dever Responds,” Queries & Comments, BAR 13:04.

Jerusalem and its Temple were destroyed a decade later, after an unsuccessful revolt.

See “At Least Publish the Dead Sea Scrolls Timetable!” BAR 15:03; “Dead Sea Scrolls Scandal—Israel’s Department of Antiquities Joins Conspiracy to Keep Scrolls Secret,” BAR 15:04; “What Should Be Done About the Unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls?” BAR 15:05; “New Hope for the Unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls,” BAR 15:06; and BAR’s special sections on the Dead Sea Scrolls publication delay, “Dead Sea Scroll Variation on ‘Show and Tell’—It’s Called ‘Tell, But No Show,’” BAR 16:02, and “Dead Sea Scrolls Update,” BAR 16:04.

Endnotes

Donald J. Wiseman, Chronicles of Chaldaean Kings (626–556 B.C.) in The British Museum (London: British Museum, 1956).

Wiseman, The Alalakh Tablets (London: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, 1953).

Georgina Hermann, Ivories from Nimrud (1949–1963), IV (London: Brirish School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1986). Further volumes in this series, however, are planned.

M. E. L. Mallowan, in Nimrud and Its Remains, 2 vol. (London: Collins, 1966) included descriptions and photos of more than 200 ivories (eight in color) making knowledge of the finer restored pieces available.

Wiseman, The Vassal-Treaties of Esarhaddon (London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1958).

Wiseman, “A New Stela of Assur-nasir-pal II,” Iraq 14 (1952), pp. 22–44.

Wiseman, “Jonah’s Nineveh,” Tyndale Bulletin 30 (1979), pp. 29–51. Hence Jonah 3:3 should now read (as in the New International Version) “… Nineveh was a very important city—a visit required three days.”