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* 1997 - Lorenzo Nigro and Nicolo Marchetti<ref name="WB">Wood and Byer, 2002</ref>
* 1997 - Lorenzo Nigro and Nicolo Marchetti<ref name="WB">Wood and Byer, 2002</ref>
The Sellinger and Watzinger and Kenyan excavations found that the city was unoccupied during the time that Joshua was believed to have led the Israeli armies. Garstang concluded that it was occupied at the time. Dr. [[Byrant G. Wood]] is a notable archeologist who asserts that Jericho was occupied at the time of its attack as the Bible states.<ref name="WB" /><ref>Wood, 2001</ref> At the moment there is no consensus in the archaeological community on when or how Jericho was destroyed. <ref>Anon., Minnesota State University</ref>
The Sellinger and Watzinger and Kenyan excavations found that the city was unoccupied during the time that Joshua was believed to have led the Israeli armies.
Garstang concluded that it was occupied at the time.
Dr. [[Byrant Wood]] reviewed Kenyan's findings and concluded that Jericho was occupied at the time of its attack as the Bible states.<ref name="WB" /><ref>Wood, 2001</ref>
At the moment there is no consensus in the archaeological community on when or how Jericho was destroyed. <ref>Anon., Minnesota State University</ref>
However, the different conclusions are not over whether evidence was found that matched the biblical description, but over the timing.<ref name="DD">Down, 2006</ref>
Findings matching the biblical description include:<ref name="DD" />
* The city was overcome by a catastrophe in which a new culture replaced the previous culture at a number of locations in the area, with the incoming people not being adept at building. (The Israelites had been living in tents for forty years.)
* It was well-stocked with food, so the conquering of it was not by starving out the inhabitants.
* The city remained uninhabited for hundreds of years afterwards.
* The walls fell down
* The city was burnt
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==