tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post4909215180263748711..comments2009-04-12T18:25:29.233-05:00Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832tbolen91@bibleplaces.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-81645966775209303452009-04-12T18:25:00.000-05:002009-04-12T18:25:00.000-05:00Krista - the early date puts the Israelite arrival about 1400 B.C.; the late date puts it closer to 1200 B.C. Thus these sites could fit with either view, but the way it is being presented in the news reports is as corresponding with the late date (that is, very shortly after the Israelite arrival or emergence).Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-4807931029480028862009-04-11T09:56:00.000-05:002009-04-11T09:56:00.000-05:00The ScienceDaily article says, "The sites are believed to date back to the outset of the Iron Age I (the 13th-12th centuries BCE)."<BR/><BR/>Does this date fit better with the early date of the Exodus or the later date? I always get that mixed up.<BR/><BR/>KristaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-34814275228945068522009-04-06T20:44:00.000-05:002009-04-06T20:44:00.000-05:00Brian - the article talks a bit about the foot design, but whether the ancients intended this, as it can only be seen from above, is another question.Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-16268243951396793282009-04-06T12:42:00.000-05:002009-04-06T12:42:00.000-05:00Todd,<BR/><BR/>What is the significance of the foot shaped design? Or how do we know they would have constructed the settlements in a foot shape?Brian Milamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954675982571683050noreply@blogger.com