Joe, are you indeed still living in the year of the Lord 1992 or before that you are absolutely not familiar with the actual Essene research since R. Bergmeier, J. Frey et al? We simply do not speak of Essene anymore since 1993 - it is simply not that simple as the famous Jesuits once have thought. And btw - your strange making of male from 'oversized' female bones and the mathematical extrapolation out of almost nothing, exclusively to reach a proto-monastery, is not that much amusing for European scholars like e.g. H.-J. Fabry et al.
Please try tor read Stegemann / Frey_Qumran kontrovers 2003 Paderborn to experience a more up-to-date stage of research. On R. Bergmeier_ Die Essenerberichte des Josephus, Kampen 1993 I have not yet seen a serious counterstatement since the failed attempt by S. Mason a few years later. Nested German sentences are indeed not that easy to be understood as Dick, Tom and Harry perhaps might think. Thanks in advance. _Dierk ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Zias To: g-megillot@mcmaster.ca Sent: Friday, August 11, 2007 5:24 PM Subject: [Megillot] Qumran cemetery, once again... [snip] My interest is simply whether or not the site was inhabited by an all male community such as the Essenes which from an anthro. perspective, I would argue is clear. Joe Zias Joe Zias www.joezias.com Anthropology/Paleopathology
