Endnote 1 – Another View: Was the Earliest Philistine City of Ekron Fortified?

In my view many issues, crucial for understanding the history of Ekron as well as wider issues, should be interpreted in a way radically different from that of the excavators. See my detailed critical study: “The Fortifications of Philistine Ekron,” Israel Exploration Journal 55 (2005), pp. 35–65.