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Year after team hails bombshell discovery of oldest Hebrew writing in Israel, details of the find hit a peer-reviewed journal. But some academics don't see any inscription at all
The 3,200-year-old find could prove Israelites were literate when they entered the land.
By Etgar Lefkovits A lead tablet found at a site where millions of Jews and Christians believe the Israelite leader Joshua built an altar contains the oldest Hebrew text ever found in the Land of Israel as well as the name of God. The peer review of the small 3,200-year-old curse tablet discovered at Mount
The 3,200-year-old find could prove Israelites were literate when they entered the land.
For Scott Stripling, one archaeologist's trash has become his treasure. Through a process called wet sifting—a methodological revolution bringing to light small or hidden artifacts that were previously missed at many archaeological digs—Stripling and his team have made an incredible discovery on Mount Ebal in the mountains of Samaria that could very well be one