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Update: Finds or Fakes?

Digging Deeper

There is a saying in archaeology: The answer lies below. The corollary to this is: Dig deeper.

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is indeed digging deeper. But not as an archaeologist would in an effort to find the answer to a problem. It is digging itself deeper into a hole.

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Footnotes

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May/June 2003.

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David Noel Freedman, “Don’t Rush to Judgment,” BAR, March/April 2004.

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The Biblical text also mentions a city called Adamah (’DMH) (Genesis 10:19) ruled by King Shinab (Genesis 14:2, 8). It appears to be located in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea. It is possible that this is the same place as the city of Adam. Adamah has apparently survived in the Arabic place-name Damiah. A bridge across the Jordan is still known as the Damiyeh Bridge.

Endnotes

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Frank Moore Cross, “Notes on the Forged Plaque Recording Repairs to the Temple,” Israel Exploration Journal 53 (2003), pp. 119–122.