With post-virus university budgets shrinking, it will be more important than ever to make expedition time in the field as productive as possible. Israel Archaeological Services, (IAS), was created to do just that. IAS was founded in 2012 by Israeli archaeologist Dr. Oren Gutfield to provide technical support to Israeli and foreign archaeology expeditions. The …
Food is essential, food is emotional and food is political. I think that the dig director who doesn’t ‘get’ this is seriously missing a trick
Discovery includes probable looted jewelry, battle relics UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE The University of North Carolina at Charlotte-led archaeological dig on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion has been going on for over a decade, looking at an area where there were no known ruins of major temples, churches or palaces, but nonetheless sacred land where …
Archaeological evidence verifies long-doubted medieval accounts of First Crusade Read More »
. Biblical References Confirmed The Philistine city of Ziklag is mentioned in multiple Biblical narratives, often in connection with David. Until recently, scholars have not been able to say with certainty where the city was located. The Philistine name ‘Ziklag’ is very different from the Canaanite-Semitic titles associated …
A watchtower dating from the time of the Kingdom of Judah (8th century BCE – during the reign of King Hezekiah) was recently uncovered during archeological excavations by IDF soldiers, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority, at a paratroopers base in the south of the country. The excavation was conducted as part of the project …