... from the ashes of times past is this ...
Fascinating, don't you think? Every time an archaeologist moves a rock or mound of dirt we get a wider view into the mysteries of the biblical periods. Keep digging girl!An Israeli archaeologist says she has uncovered in East Jerusalem what may be the fabled palace of the biblical King David. Other scholars are skeptical that the foundation walls discovered by the archaeologist, Eilat Mazar, are David's palace.The discovery is likely to be a new salvo in a major dispute in biblical archaeology: whether the kingdom of David was of some historical magnitude, or whether the kings were more like small tribal chieftains, reigning over another dusty hilltop. [NYT]
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