From here: Archaeologists make 'biblical discovery' as they identify possible 'Promised Land' reached by Moses
Most of the article text is below, but the page at the link isn't too riddled with ads like some news sites.
I was hoping there would be some information about the desert wandering prior to the Canaanite settlement, since there's not a lot of archaeology on that. Zanoah is in Israael, butting right up against the West Bank, which isn't not terribly close to where the wanderings occurred. The closest the wanderings came is probably somewhere in the Desert of Zin, but that's too far west. Interesting read, nonetheless.
I usually post these in the Miscellaneous part of the forum, but these little bits of history news feel more at home in the more "official" section.
Most of the article text is below, but the page at the link isn't too riddled with ads like some news sites.
I was hoping there would be some information about the desert wandering prior to the Canaanite settlement, since there's not a lot of archaeology on that. Zanoah is in Israael, butting right up against the West Bank, which isn't not terribly close to where the wanderings occurred. The closest the wanderings came is probably somewhere in the Desert of Zin, but that's too far west. Interesting read, nonetheless.
I usually post these in the Miscellaneous part of the forum, but these little bits of history news feel more at home in the more "official" section.
Quote:Evidence of a Biblical city have been found by archaeologists as experts unveil secrets about the story of Moses leading the Israelites to the "Promised Land".
Findings released by the Israeli Antiquities Authority, reveal artefacts such as stone walls and pottery from Zanoah - a town mentioned in the Old Testament.
The items date back more than 3,200 years, which coincides with the Bible when it stated that the Israelites reached the Promised Land - known as Canaan - around 1406 to 1407 BC.
More evidence of the Biblical story of Moses was also uncovered when a broken jar handle with the name of a king described in the Holy Book was found.
Teams located walls with rows of large, white rocks, which they believed were retaining walls for farming terraces.
The terraces were reportedly used to make level areas for planting and to protect steeper soil from erosion.
A piece of pottery which read "of the King," was thought to be in honour of King Hezekiah's reign in Judah in 701 BC.
Around 20 per cent of fragments found, date back to a period that Israelites were said to have arrived, while the remaining pieces are from over the next 900 years.