::::::Completely wrong: there are lots and lots of cases, where people have written that a place was "abandoned", or "not settled" ...simply because they did not know the sources which said otherwise. Eg, many sources stated that Alma, Safad was first populated with "Algerians" in the 18the century, ...only because they did not know the  Hütteroth and Abdulfattah-survey, which showed that it was *huge* back in 1596. Even Walid Khalidi wrote in his "standard" book about the 48-villages, that Samakh, Tiberias was established in the early 19th century....he obviously didn´t know that  Pierre Jacotin had it marked as a village already in 1799. Should we state that Samakh was established "in the early 19th century"...just because Khalidi says so...even though we have another source which contradict him? No, no, and no again. (Khalidi lists a long list in his Bibliography, in his 1992-book. However, the Karmon, 1960-article is not there). Again, don´t you think I haven´t seen this loads of times, writing about these villages??... which is why I stated earlier, "I have *never* found either the Jewish Virtual Library, or even Britannica  good enough for these Palestinian places."  
 ::::::Again, take that Ringel 1975-book, see   here, and search for "Roger" and you get p. 174.  I am actually considering buying Rigel (...even if I don´t read French!) ...just to find out *which* "Roger" he refers to. (That book is not in any library in my country, so I cannot borrow it easily)