L.R. Hubbard jr. (2009): Joshua, Zondervan, pag. 203: "The current scholarly consensus follows the conclusion of Kenyon: Except for a small, short-lived settlement (c. 1400 B.C.), Jericho was completely uninhabited c. 1550–1100 B.C."
W.G. Dever (1989): Recent Archeological Discoveries and Biblical Research, hoofdstuk 2: The Israelite Settlement in Canaan. New Archeological Models, University of Washington Press, pag. 47: "Of course, for some, that only made the Biblical story more miraculous than ever—Joshua destroyed a city that wasn't even there!"