2/1968

Contents Arad: Its Inscriptions and Temple, by Yohanan Aharoni 2 Archaeological News and Views 32 Arad: Its Inseriptions and Temple YOHANAN AHARONI Hebrew University, Jerusalem The border and desert regions hardly constitute optimum conditions for human habitation. They definitely do, however, create ideal sites for archaeological investigation; this is further facilitated by man. Border fortress- es and settlements are outposts of civilization and, as such, are the prime targets of marauders and invaders. This makes for numerous occupational levels over short periods, usually well covered by thick layers of debris. Pre- servation of finds is aided by arid conditions and fine-grained wind-borne loess soil, which quickly covers a site. These, together with the importance of ancient Arad in its heyday, are the reason for its Singular and special interest. They account for the remark- able state of the remains, for the detailed stratigraphy, and for the astonishing yield of inscriptions. For the first time in Palestinian archaeology, most of the strata are accompanied by literary remains, contributing much towards their interpretation and chronology. As often with excavations, hexe no simple solution or easy corroboration of the written material is readily at hand. Reality is always much more com- plicated than historical raw materials seem to indicate. Indeed, after five sea- sons of excavations,1 the "King of Arad who dwelt in the Negeb" (Num. Einband leicht berieben, sonst ordentlich und gut erhalten * Verlag: published by the American Schools of oriental Research 126 Inman Street Cambridge, mass. * Bindung: Heft, 32 Seiten

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