▁car ved ▁into ▁the ▁mountains ide ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Sil wan ▁N ec ropol is ▁/ ▁Sil o am ). ▁These ▁gra ves ▁have ▁been ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁village ▁of ▁Sil wan . ▁The ▁site ▁itself ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁for ▁centuries , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁tomb s ▁have ▁been ▁pl under ed ▁by ▁grave ▁ro bb ers . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁been ▁studied ▁before , ▁but ▁only ▁after ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁did ▁it ▁become ▁possible ▁for ▁Isra eli ▁arch ae olog ists ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁thorough ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁to ▁collect ▁additional ▁data ▁from ▁it . ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁stat ely ▁tomb s ▁had ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁the ▁Pale o - H eb rew ▁alphabet ▁car ved ▁above ▁their ▁ent ran ces . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁the ▁famous ▁tomb ▁nick named ▁The ▁Gra ve ▁of ▁Ph ara oh ' s ▁D augh ter . ▁An ▁ins cription ▁above ▁another ▁tomb ▁states ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁" .... ye hu ▁the ▁royal ▁ste ward " ▁( the ▁She b na ▁ins cription ). ▁The ▁report ▁from ▁this ▁survey ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁was ▁also ▁translated ▁to ▁English . ▁ ▁L ach ish ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁project ▁of ▁Tel ▁L ach ish . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁major ▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁Arch