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The Stratigraphy at Beer-sheba and the Location of the Sanctuary

With all due respect for the importance of critical discussions concerning stratigraphy and chronology, we feel that the presentation of conjectural and interpretive analysis is premature while digging is still in progress. This has been emphasized by Kenyon (1971: 272): "It's my firm conviction that no detailed conclusions as to the history of a site can be reached while the excavations are in progress. .. ." A case in point is the article by Y. Yadin (1976) in which he attempts to reconstruct the stratigraphy and chronology at Beer-sheba and to interpret Building 430. The excavators welcome this opportunity to present their own views regarding these matters. We are certain that the information already published would have been sufficient, but we can also present some new data that came to light during the recent season (1976), thus superseding all previous conjectures, whether by Yadin or others. In his article Yadin incorporates considerable criticism of the stratigraphy and chronology of Beer-sheba along with his theories regarding the original location of the horned altar and the building in which it was used prior to being dismantled. The chronological argument is of major importance in our opinion, and we shall therefore begin with it.