Endnote 7 – Whose Bones?

There is a statement in the final report that the findings from the caves excavated in 1963–1965 are not included in these volumes but “will be published separately” (Masada: The Yigael Yadin Excavations 1963–1965, Final Reports, ed. Joseph Aviram, 5 vols. [Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society/Hebrew Univ., 1989–1995], vol. 3, p. 499). In an account posted on the Internet, Tabor (see Tabor, “Masada”) states: “In September 1994, I closely questioned Israel Exploration Society director Joseph Aviram regarding plans to publish a full report on the contents of this cave. He referred me to associate editor Alan Paris, who, following some preliminary inquiries, informed me that to his knowledge the IES had no information or data on this locus (photos, drawings, written reports, notes) and he was aware of no concrete plans to cover the subject in the Final Reports.”