This classic book, extensively revised, includes the most important archaeological discoveries made within the last twenty years. Although there are many books dealing solely with the archaeology of the biblical period, this volume presents the evidence for both the pre-biblical and biblical history of Palestine. The earliest archaeological finds in Palestine reveal man's presence as early as 9000 B.C., about 6000 years before early biblical history is established. This early phase of human activity was first defined by the remarkable discoveries in the Mount Carmel caves and later elucidated by Dame Kathleen's own excavations at Jericho. This edition traces the development of man from hunter and food-gatherer to his earliest agricultural settlements that grew into towns and then city states which were eventually incorporate into the Israelite Kingdom. It also discusses the Post-Exilic period down to the early 4th century B.C. The inclusion of the latest Carbon-14 determinations and evidence gained forma. study of the animal and plant remains from Jericho, in particular, add considerably to our knowledge of the earlier phases of Palestinian history. For those readers interested primarily in the latest archaeological finds relating to biblical history, this is an essential reference work which will benefit scholars, students, and laymen. It is also a practical guide to 20th-century archaeology in the Holy Land lavishly illustrated with both line figures and photographs which help to reveal life in Palestine as derived from the archaeological evidence.