The Bible states that King David’s grandson Rehoboam fortified numerous cities in Judah, including the massive city of Lachish, often called Judah’s second city after Jerusalem. However, numerous expeditions to the site were yet to discover a city wall dating back to Rehoboam’s time—the 10th century b.c.e..
On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal speaks to Hebrew University Archaeologist Prof. Yosef Garfinkel about a recently discovered city wall at Lachish during his excavations in collaboration with Prof. Hoo-Goo Kang of Seoul Jangsin University, Korea. The interview occurred on the sidelines of the American Schools for Oversees Research annual meeting held in Boston in late November.
Show Notes
Colonial Archaeology in Palestine in the 1930s: The First Expedition to Lachish
