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Some of Hershel Shanks’s major campaigns and archaeological explorations are highlighted on the cover. Hershel can be seen wading through the Siloam Tunnel (1972), climbing up Warren’s Shaft (1999), and laughing with Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross (2004). The Temple Scroll, James Ossuary, Tel Dan Stela, and Isaiah Bulla are also featured.