The Zealots of Masada: Story of a Dig.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. Hardbound, 9.25 inches tall, 216 pages. Index. Many black and white photo illustrations. In 1963 to 1965, archaeologist Yigael Yadin led an expedition in the excavation of the formidable site of Masada. Its historical allure was so great that thousands of volunteers from all over the world joined professional workers on a job that had challenged explorers since the nineteenth century. Moshe Pearlman's story of the dig recreates one of the great searches into the distant past.