Archaeological Review, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Archaeological Review, Vol. 3<br><br>I Suppose I have been asked to lead off the series of articles on recent archological research which are to form a prominent feature in the second year's issue of the Archlogical Review, because the subject of which I am to treat affords an admirable example of the need of application of the methods of research which this Review was established to promote. To the antiquary of the older school, "the man of bones and stones," as he has been irreverently styled, the Old Testament offers practically nothing on which to exercise his industry and ingenuity. The boundary stone of Gezer, discovered by M. Clermont Ganneau; the Siloam inscription; a seal of one Haggai, of doubtful age; a jar, which is probably Phnician, and the remnants of the Ophel Wall "that lieth out" (Neh. iii, 26) - this is the scanty yet complete list of the remains of Hebrew antiquity. There is obviously no field here for the "bones and stones man."<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.