![]() ![]() Although most of the arrangements, such as obtaining a license from the government, arranging for a survey of the mound, the loan of equipment, and collecting a staff, had been made by correspondence, there remained the problem of finding lodging for a staff of twelve. Shortly after Christmas I arrived in Jerusalem with the intention of beginning work at Tell es-Sa’idiyeh on January 1, 1964. Our first two months of digging at the virgin site of Tell es-Sa’idiyeh were not only productive of valuable information about the culture and history of the little-known Jordan Valley but they produced two major surprises: a monumental stairway from the city to the spring and the richest tomb yet discovered in Palestine. The cutting of the first trench into any large antiquity site is bound to be significant, especially if the mound lies in an area which is unknown archaeologically.
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