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Modern critics point out that this approach can be scientifically perilous. Says John Woodhead, assistant director of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem: "It's a circular argument. Yadin used the data to prove the verse, and the verse to prove the dating of the cities." In fact, says David Ussishkin, director of the Tel Aviv University Institute of Archaeology, the gates at the the three cities don't come from a single period at all. "Hazor is probably Solomonic," he says. "Megiddo is definitely later. Gezer is either/or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are the Bible's Stories True? Archaeology's Evidence | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

...days of computing, tended to view such things as copy-protection schemes, which make it difficult to steal programs, as barriers to the free flow of information. Other hackers, however, protested that anyone who spends thousands of hours writing a program deserves to earn royalties on it. Said Robert Woodhead, co-author of a best-selling game called Wizardry: "My soul is in my product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Let Us Now Praise Famous Hackers | 12/3/1984 | See Source »

...world championships of 1978, when she won five golds; now it was grand to see her, at 21, glide majestically through the 400-meter individual medley to a gold, and then repeat her performance with a powerful Olympic-record victory in the 200-meter medley. Cynthia Woodhead was a threat to win six golds at Moscow; she has won twelve national titles. Like most of the veterans, she has survived a low period in which training and competition made no sense. Now, entered in a single race, the 200-meter freestyle, she finished second behind Teammate Mary Wayte, 19, only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A Tidal Wave off Winners | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

Stroking to an early lead, Linehan held off a late challenge from Woodhead--who was swimming seven lanes over--to eclipse Woodhead's own pool record of 4:43.51 and finish...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Caulkins Sets Third American Record | 4/11/1981 | See Source »

...world-ranked distance swimmers and perennial rivals Kim Linehan and Cynthia Woodhead also provided the third night of finals with a measure of excitement when they dueled each other in the women's 500-yard freestyle...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Caulkins Sets Third American Record | 4/11/1981 | See Source »

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