William Dever's claim that my paper is outdated, incompetent and treats archae ological data cavalierly is based on a strategy of misrepresentation and misunder standing. The polarization of the debate into competing camps is misleading in terms of the views of the different scholars who are discussed. The rhetoric of his claim to be fostering inter-disciplinary dialogue is not borne out by the tone and arguments of his rejoinder.
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