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== Debate over date of the fall of [[Jericho]] ==

== Debate over date of the fall of [[Jericho]] ==

Wood is known internationally for his study of the archaeological results for [[Jericho]], particularly his investigation dealing with City IV, the level associated with the destruction by earthquake and fire in the time of Joshua.<ref></ref> Although [[John Garstang]] dated this destruction to about 1400 BC or shortly before, the later excavations and publications by Kathleen Kenyon redated this level to 1550 BC, a date that is not compatible with any reasonable biblical chronology. In 1990, Wood published a paper to the [[Biblical Archaeology Review]], arguing that the date of the destruction of the residential area of Jericho should be returned to about 1400 BC, in agreement with Garstang's initial conclusions.<ref>Wood, Bryant G. "Did the Israelites conquer Jericho? A new look at the archaeological evidence." The Biblical archaeology review 16.2 (1990): 44-59.</ref> This contention caused quite a stir, because Kenyon's results had been used, often uncritically, as evidence that the biblical account of the battle of Jericho in Joshua chapter 6 was unhistorical. For a discussion of the debate that includes more recent radiocarbon considerations that support Wood's research, see the [[Jericho chronology dispute]] article. If the resolution of the Jericho dating dispute is resolved in favor of the Garstang/Wood date (late 15th century BC), as both old and new evidence indicate, then Dr. Wood's 1990 reexamination of the Jericho data should be recognized as a major contribution to the understanding of the history and archaeology of Palestine.  

Wood is known internationally for his study of the archaeological results for [[Jericho]], particularly his investigation dealing with City IV, the level associated with the destruction by earthquake and fire in the time of Joshua. Although [[John Garstang]] dated this destruction to about 1400 BC or shortly before, the later excavations and publications by Kathleen Kenyon redated this level to 1550 BC, a date that is not compatible with any reasonable biblical chronology. In 1990, Wood published a paper to the [[Biblical Archaeology Review]], arguing that the date of the destruction of the residential area of Jericho should be returned to about 1400 BC, in agreement with Garstang's initial conclusions.<ref>Wood, Bryant G. "Did the Israelites conquer Jericho? A new look at the archaeological evidence." The Biblical archaeology review 16.2 (1990): 44-59.</ref> This contention caused quite a stir, because Kenyon's results had been used, often uncritically, as evidence that the biblical account of the battle of Jericho in Joshua chapter 6 was unhistorical. For a discussion of the debate that includes more recent radiocarbon considerations that support Wood's research, see the [[Jericho chronology dispute]] article. If the resolution of the Jericho dating dispute is resolved in favor of the Garstang/Wood date (late 15th century BC), as both old and new evidence indicate, then Dr. Wood's 1990 reexamination of the Jericho data should be recognized as a major contribution to the understanding of the history and archaeology of Palestine.

== Publications ==

== Publications ==