Light wear on the edges. Shipped the next business day! We own a small family book store and sell our extra books and media that have been on our shelfs for too long. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: 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 challengeThe task Getting to workThe site The northern palace-villaThe large bath-houseThe storehouses The 'apartment' or garrison buildingThe byzantine chapelThe western placeThe casemate wallThe ritual bathThe scrolls The synagogue & its scrolls The remains of the last defenders Masada's history in the light of the finds The otherside of the hillThe dramatic endThe pioneers The volunteers