Talk:Tel Hazor
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[edit] Problematic references to "Archeologists"
This page is problematic in that it refers repeatedly to "Archeologists" but in fact it is citing only the work of Israel Finkelstein and his colleagues who have a particular and not necessarily accepted opinion. That opinion is accepted uncritically in the article. The Sea peoples that the article alleges to have conquered and destroyed Tel Hazor settled the south coast area and probably didn't have a lot of business up north and inland at Tel Hazor. Their invasion was earlier than the date of the burning. Mewnews 22:24, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] I agree
I agree with the above comment. This article gives too much weight on minoriry views (such as Finkelstein et al.). Same thing with the sentence below. A quick reading at any book on the subject or even the wiki article about Ancient Israel makes you wonder if the writer of this sentence has ever read anything else than the Bible Unearthed...
An increasing majority of archaeologists believe that the Israelites emerged simply as a subculture within Canaanite society
--Squallgreg 09:48, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
I edited the reference to "an increasing majority of archaeologists" to read that "some archaeologists" are of the stated opinion. Draganta 21:01, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
I wonder if you have read anything else than the Bible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.86.200.65 (talk) 02:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
