Across
- 2. early forms of writing that use simple pictures to represeMesha inscription
- 3. type of paper the dead sea scrolls were written on
- 5. a system of writing pictures/symbols that represent words and sounds
- 8. ancient scrolls containing parts of the hebrew bible and other writings
- 10. famous archeaological site in jordans southwestern desert
- 13. a region that is home to many archaeological sights
- 14. a historic holy site for judaism
- 15. famous archaeologist
- 17. ancient Egyptian stone tablet inscribed with 3 texts
- 18. a key source for understanding the history of the israelites
- 20. massive stone walls that prove the account of joshua is true
Down
- 1. a collection of texts excavated at biblical Lachish in southern Israel that date to the years immediately preceding the site’s destruction by Nebuchadnezzar
- 4. the word of god written by man
- 6. the study of the human past through remains
- 7. objects from the past that provide insight into biblical times
- 9. contains an ancient inscription by the king, Mesha
- 11. oldest surviving texts from the hebrew bible
- 12. the first biblical mention of the nation of israel
- 16. site where moses was buried
- 19. a mound of earth and debris that provided insight into jericho