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WHERE is a page?
But let's be clear about something before you even bother. In the late 1800's and first half of the 1900's scads of preachers masquerading as archaeologists went out to the mid-east with a shovel in one hand and a bible in the other to "prove" the bible. Of course, they did so by pronouncing every rock they found to be something that "moses" pissed on. The reason the bible is under attack by archaeology now is that these overzealous bozos set it up to fail. They concocted a whole scheme based on the bible which lasted until carbon dating was perfected and a database of pottery finds for the whole region could be assembled.
in 1967 the Israelis overran Sinai and the West Bank in the 6 day war. Within a couple of years teams of young Israeli archaeologists set out for these places to find evidence of their ancestors. What they found tore the bible to shreds. Teams that went to the Sinai found no evidence of 2 million wandering Jews. More to the point, they found no evidence of the peoples and towns that they supposedly conquered! Teams that went to the West Bank discovered that c 1200 BC the villages which would later evolve into Israel and Judah were founded as simple settlements. The Theory of Indigenous Origin was born and among mainstream archaeologists is today the accepted reality. There was no "conquest." The 'Israelites' were Canaanites who had always been there. With no "conquest" there is no need for a joshua...or a moses....or an exodus. These are just heroic myths of a type common in the ancient world. For that matter, within 20 years of his death all sorts of stupid stories sprung up about George Washington, too. ( He couldn't tell a lie! Please. He was a general. He lied to everyone.)
So, by all means, let's see this "link" you are so proud of. Just remember that the OT speaks of "Ur of the Chaldees." The Chaldeans did not migrate into the area until c 900 BC.
