Although de Vaux Was a Divine, He Was Not InfallibleThe 2013 book that Dr. Stacey mentions is noted here, with links to additional posts on his counter-narrative work on the archaeology of Qumran.
An example of de Vaux’s fallibility is still conspicuously visible at Qumran.
By David Stacey
Field Archaeologist (1975-1987), Jericho Excavations
August 2015