Personalities · 3 · Deborah
Kathleen Kenyon
A pioneering British archaeologist, Kenyon brought rigorous methods to the field and showed in the 1950s that Jericho's walls long predated Joshua.
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Her work demonstrated that the biblical tale linked impressive ruins to pivotal moments in the nation's later memory.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 50
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