Any Evidence For A Historical Jesus?

[Undeceived]

Now where on earth did the 1st century inhabitants of Japha bury their dead? In the tombs further up the valley!

We can tell the borders of Nazareth by the graves around it:

Because graves were situated outside of towns and cities at least in law-observant villages in Judea and Galilee--it is possible to estimate the approximate extent of first-century Nazareth from their location. From the graves in the area, it can be determined that the town was less than 400 by 100 meters in extent. Later quarrying has meant that little remains above the limestone bedrock, although at least three miqvaot are known. There are a number of caves, some of which show evidence they were used as homes.

[ http://books.google.com/books?id=UNIelnu...gy&f=false ]

The book mentions several houses within the bounds of Nazareth. And we have dated one to the 1st-2nd century:
http://articles.cnn.com/2009-12-21/world...s=PM:WORLD

Call it Nazareth or some other town, the place between the graves was occupied near the time of Jesus. In this case, I hope evidence trumps old 'scholarly and archaeological consensus'.

you had best read Dever's book...before you attempt to cast doubt on the findings by an entire generation of archaeologists.

Bill Dever bases his arguments on Kathleen Kenyon's excavations in the 1950s. The reason her dating holds weight is because carbon dating later confirmed a 1562BC (+/-38) age of the area. However, carbon dating extends to when the walls were built, not when they fell. It's safe say the walls could have lasted a century, and now we have 15th century (1400s) pottery to prove it. Does Dever try to account for this discovery, or is his book too outdated?