Science is full of cases where researchers looking for one thing end up finding something entirely different, often of great importance. That is what happened to us. Whether we will ever succeed remains uncertain.
Archaeologists frequently attribute debris uncovered in excavations to invading armies.
Historians, on the other hand, criticize archaeologists for invoking wars and battles that are not described in historical documents. Often, the truth may lie with earthquakes. But at Megiddo and other ancient sites, repeated destruction, especially of fortifications, was often followed by rapid rebuilding. Recent advances in our understanding of plate tectonics reveal unexpected insights not only about the destruction of ancient cities but also about their strategic locations. In no case is this clearer than Megiddo.