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Everyone knows that the walls of Jericho came tumbling down, and archaeology has confirmed the fact. In the present volume, a revision of one issued originally in 1940, Professor Garstang, the principal excavator of the site, attempts, with the aid of his son, to present a connected history of the city in the light of what he has found there and to fit into that history the Biblical account of the invasion under Joshua.


About the Author

Theodor H. Gaster is professor of comparative religion at Dropsie College.