Sacrificing truth
Subtitle: archaeology and the myth of Masada
By: Nachman Ben-Yehuda.
Publisher: Humanity Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Masada Site.; Jews -- History -- 168 B.C.-135 A.D.; Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Historiography.; Israel -- Antiquities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-269) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: The Puzzle Chapter 2: Josephus Flavius versus The Myth Chapter 3: Excavating Masada Chapter 4: The Social Construction of Knowledge 1: Different Cases Chapter 5: The Social Construction of Knowledge 2: Two in-Depth Case Studies Chapter 6: Logic of Explanation Chapter 7: The Impact of the Excavations Chapter 8: Politics and History: The Social Construction of Knowledge Engineering Chapter 9: Reality Constructions and Deceptions Chapter 10: The Past: Integrated Cultures, History, and Archaeology Chapter 11: The Social Construction of Cultures.