This is the account of Yadin's excavation of the hill fort of Masada. What he found there confirmed Josephus' account of the siege. The spectacular discoveries included Herod's 3-tiered palace, the earliest-known manuscript of Ecclesiasticus & potsherds that may have been suicide lots used in 73 C.E.
The challenge
The task
Getting to work
The site
The northern palace-villa
The large bath-house
The storehouses
The 'apartment' or garrison building
The byzantine chapel
The western place
The casemate wall
The ritual bath
The scrolls
The synagogue & its scrolls
The remains of the last defenders
Masada's history in the light of the finds
The otherside of the hill
The dramatic end
The pioneers
The volunteers