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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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[Israel Finkelstein] So here's the situation: If we have the mound of Megiddo, and we partition it into [inaudible], okay -- the two strata -- this one was supposed to be in the 11th century B.C., and now according to the hydrocarbon results we definitely see that this is impossible. That it falls into the 10th century. And the meaning is, that the strata which had been dated to the 10th century, cannot be 10th century, it goes to the 9th century B.C.
[Neil Silberman] Yep!
[Narrator] That is a whole century after Solomon. A set of certitudes based on deductions have COLLAPSED. The pieces of the puzzle no longer fit together.
After our reconsideration of David's empire [?], it is now Solomon's turn.
[Neil Silberman] What is the situation with the 10th century now?
[Israel Finkelstein] It's confusing. In Jerusalem, it's a small village. Nothing monumental. No REAL evidence for a big capital.
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