What French settlement was considered to be impenetrable because of steep cliffs and the fact that it was surrounded by water on two sides?

new evidence is discovered.

oversights and errors are corrected,

new technology is applied to evidence.

in the 1950s, country music came into its own before rock-n-roll took off in the 60s while jazz and classical music continued to innovate

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.