What Does Destruction Look Like in Archaeology?
Ruined towns, charred houses, layers of ash and fragments of personal belongings. Scenes of destruction from the distant past suddenly feel closer and more tangible than ever before. The events of October 7 have awakened historical echoes and invite us to reexamine the ancient destructions this land has endured.
Using advanced archaeological tools and methods, researchers seek to identify the moment when time stopped and a home was destroyed. But can archaeology also reveal the processes that led to destruction? And what did life look like on the day after?
This journey moves through the destruction of Jerusalem, the fall of Lachish, and the devastation of the Gaza envelope, exploring fifty shades of black ash left behind by catastrophe.
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