but the words 'most likely' leaves an open door for this topic to form. i started reading k.a. kitchen's book, 'the Bible in its world' and there is one passage that got me thinking.this is most likely the last topic i will start
so i decided to start a topic for all those who like to speculate and this topic is not limited to just Biblical sites but for all the archaeological discoveries around the world. hereis the idea to get started and direct the thread:
1. pg. 17 "It was upon papyri that fine literature, religious texts, and all administrative records were wrttien. Thus as 90% of Egyptian papyri are lost forever, our losses of knowledge here are enormous."
2. pgs. 11-12 "Problems of other kinds can affect the results reached by excavations. The gaps in the record caused by erosion were notedabove. And normally, only a minute area of an entire site can ever be dug, especially if explored to any great depth. Thus ancient ashod comprises...some 90 acres in all- but only 1 1/2 acres of thissurface {less than 2%} has been excavated. ...At Tell el-Areini, the excavated areas cover barely 4% of the whole site and like wise in the early brinze city at Arad...If one digs 5% of a site, one must expect to miss 95% (and 100% if it is the wrong site)."
so what are we missing? what ramifications would there be if discoveries were made in the larger undug portions? what would happen to many of the conclusions that have been passed off as scientifically accurate?
would reputations suffer? would the new conclusins have any effect on our modern world or thinking?
have fun speculating, it should be interesting to hear some of your thoughts on this fact.