▁mill en ni um ▁BC ) ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Chal col ith ic ▁bur ial ▁c aves ▁in ▁that ▁region , ▁under ▁Jean ▁Per rot ; ▁the ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁Meg id do , ▁under ▁Y ig ael ▁Y adin ; ▁Cal te pe , ▁in ▁Turkey , ▁under ▁T ah sin ▁Ö z g ü ç ; ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁was ▁Y ig ael ▁Y adin ' s ▁chief ▁assistant ▁in ▁the ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁the ▁C ave ▁of ▁Let ters , ▁in ▁N ah al ▁He ver , ▁the ▁Jud ae an ▁Des ert . ▁Document s ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ▁K ok h ba ▁Reb ell ion ▁were ▁discovered ▁in ▁this ▁cave , ▁among ▁those ▁are ▁some ▁letters ▁issued ▁by ▁Bar ▁K ok h ba ' s ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁Ein ▁G edi ▁and ▁Mas ada ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁Ein ▁G edi ▁under ▁Benjamin ▁Maz ar . ▁He ▁super vised ▁the ▁exc av ations ▁of ▁The ▁Cal col ith ic ▁Temple ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁Ein ▁G edi ▁Spring , ▁and ▁later ▁published ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁report . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁unique ▁temple : ▁no ▁contemporary ▁settlement s ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁its ▁vic inity , ▁and ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁nom ads ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁Late ▁Chal col ith ic ▁period