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You know I read that as AI or Artificial Intelligence. And here I thought Faithlife was going to go all out sci fi on us [:P][:D]

Rosie Perera said:

James Hiddle said:

You know I read that as AI or Artificial Intelligence. And here I thought Faithlife was going to go all out sci fi on us

And here I thought it was a three-toed sloth (ai is a useful Scrabble word).

Not many points[:|]

Sorry Josh, no highjack intended[;)]

Josh Hunt said:

Could anyone recommend a book that has the latest archaeological findings about Ai?  Pictures are always nice. I was looking at this:

https://www.logos.com/product/20158/zondervan-illustrated-bible-backgrounds-commentary-new-testament-and-old-testament

This is not the latest on the subject, but you should be aware of the state of the study.

The Rothschild excavations were confined to the upper part of et-Tell, between contours 835 and 850 on the site plan (see Fig. AIP.01). This was the area sketched by Garstang in 1928 as the entire site. During 2 months of work in the 1st campaign, the so-called palace was unearthed, a part of the Iron Age I village was discovered and tombs in the necropolis NE of the tell were excavated. A long and productive six-month campaign in 1934 continued excavations of the Iron Age village, uncovered the lower-city fortifications near contour 835, and discovered the “sanctuary” in the citadel area of the acropolis (see D.4. below). A final campaign in 1935 focused on completing excavation of the Iron Age village, which was found to be constructed on top of EB remains with no intervening occupation evidence. The lower city was also extended inside the city walls, and the “Postern Gate” inside an elliptical tower was found. All of the lower-city remains belonged in the EB Age. This limited the Iron Age village to the acropolis area (Callaway 1972: 18–22; 1980: 4–7). See Fig. AIP.01.

The following settlement phases have been identified:

STRATUM            PHASE  DESCRIPTION                                        PERIOD   CHRONOLOGY
Pre-Urban             I–II         Unfortified Village                                     EB IB        3200–3100 B.C.
Urban A                III            Walled City of 27.5 Acres                        EB IC        3100–2950 B.C.
Urban B                IV–V       Remodeled Buildings and Fortifications  EB II          2950–2775 B.C.
Urban C                VI–VIII    Reconstructed City and Fortifications      EB III         2775–2400 B.C.
Intermediate          IX           Site Abandoned                                       ———       2400–1200 B.C.
Iron Age                X–XI       Unfortified Village above Contour 845     Iron Age I  1200–1050 B.C.
Byzantine-Islamic  XII          Site Terraced and Cultivated                 ———      5th Century to Present̔̔̓̓̔̔̔̔̔ ̔̔̔̔̔

Josh Hunt said:

<Are you talking about "artificial intelligence" or the Biblical city of Ai?  Or both?

Biblical town of AI