see FAKE METAL CODICES (Ma'an somehow forgot to mention that it was a Bedouin who owned these, leading to the usual anti-Zionist/Jewish posts) and BIZARRE HISTORICAL CLAIMS DAY featuring nails, a ancient fake and rantings of an Italian historian http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/
Back to real archeology, does anyone have a good counterpoint to Israel Finkelstein's books?
Thanks Silke, I hear it caused quite a bit of controversy when a couple of episodes were broadcast in Australia. But then anyone tuning in expecting the Science Show would have had a bit of a shock.
Jim Davila has more silliness
ReplyDeletesee FAKE METAL CODICES (Ma'an somehow forgot to mention that it was a Bedouin who owned these, leading to the usual anti-Zionist/Jewish posts)
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BIZARRE HISTORICAL CLAIMS DAY
featuring nails, a ancient fake and rantings of an Italian historian
http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/
Back to real archeology, does anyone have a good counterpoint to Israel Finkelstein's books?
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OT just for T34
ReplyDeleteNYTMagazine has a piece on Radiolab - enjoy!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/magazine/mag-10Radiolab-t.html?ref=magazine&pagewanted=all
Thanks Silke, I hear it caused quite a bit of controversy when a couple of episodes were broadcast in Australia. But then anyone tuning in expecting the Science Show would have had a bit of a shock.
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Yes,
ReplyDeleteSee here for a start:
1) Avi Faust, "Israel's Ethnogenesis"
http://www.amazon.com/Israels-Ethnogenesis-Interaction-Anthropological-Archaeology/dp/1845534565/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302628246&sr=1-1
He might just have nailed it. But if not it'll be his cross to bare :)
ReplyDeleteThanks aiwac, I found some reviews, looks good and it's definitely on the list.
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