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archeology
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Third and Last Week of Excavations
So, last Friday, the third - and likely last - season of excavations ended. For a number of reasons it was decided early on that there'd only be three weeks this season, as opposed to four during previous years. It was a fairly quick season, but we got quite a bit of things done. In Area A we... -
Second week of third season of excavations
So, the second week of excavations of the third season at Tel Tibneh has come and gone. Here's a rundown of our progress: We were joined this week by students from an Israeli teachers' college, which doubled and maybe tripled our manpower. On one hand, it was a lot of added work for the staff... -
First week of third season of excavations
As I've tried for the last couple of years, here's a summary of the first week of the third season (and likely the last) of my department's excavations at Tel Tibneh in southwestern Samaria: This season's main goal is finding other remnants of the hypothesized monumental Herodian-period... -
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Did Jesus Christ Actually Exist?
I think we all know about the controversial writings of The Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus and The Annals of Tacitus for example. Some say the parts about Jesus in their writings were forgeries and others think they were authentic. But these men were not even born at the time of the...- Comradio251
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- archeology atheism christianity historicity islam theology
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- Forum: General Religious Debates
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Signature in a book
I was at a book giveaway earlier today (the archeology institute realized they had too many old books just collecting dust). I found what looks to be a cool find: A book by the renowned pioneering British archeologist Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie called "Seventy Years in Archaeology". What caught...- Harel13
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- archeology british
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Archeological survey in Tel Safi (Gath)
Yesterday I joined members of the Tel Safi (Gath of the Philistines) team and a few other students from the archeology department to conduct a survey in the valley near Tel Safi, an extremely large archeological site identified with the city of Gath, largest of the five main Philistine cities... -
Weapons Cache from the Bar Kokhba Revolt Found in Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-1900-year-old-roman-swords-discovered-hidden-in-desert-cave/ A couple of months ago, a researcher from Ariel University in Israel explored a cave in the En Gedi area in Israel. The cave had been explored many times before, but he lucked out and found a javelin...- Harel13
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- Forum: General Discussion
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First Week of Excavations (Season 2)
To those who may remember, last year I took part in a full month of archeological excavations at Tel Tibneh in southwestern Samaria and summarized the developments at the end of every week or the middle of the next one. Unfortunately pictures were lost during the fairly-recent software change... -
Swedish Archaeologists discover 1,000-year-old Norse jewelry and coins
In a recent find from Viggbyholm, Sweden, archaeologists uncovered a stash of Norse jewelry and coins dating back to 400 CE. Not only does this push back what's known of Norse culture, but among the find were coins from around Europe as well as Arabic dirhams, giving example as to the expanse of...- The Kilted Heathen
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- archeology norse sweden viking
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- Forum: Current Events
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New Hezekian Inscriptions found in Jerusalem?
Gershon Galil strikes again, with a whole boatload of inscriptions he claims to have discovered and deciphered around different parts of the Siloam Tunnel, which has long been thought to have been carved at the behest of King Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) of Judah, circa the Senacherib Conquest of 701...- Harel13
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- archeology chizkiyahu hezekiah siloam tunnel
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- Forum: Religious News
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Archeological Survey in Deir Sha'er
Rounding off our days of practicing surveying techniques was a day of taking part in an archeological survey in the area of Deir Sha'er in Gush Etzion. This survey was part of a small survey project intending to find evidence of the Battle of Beit Zechariah between the Maccabees and the Seleucid... -
Tel Tibna Survey
Yesterday and last Thursday we - a group of students - went to Tel Tibna, where we excavated last summer (see related posts 1, 2, 3), to learn archeological surveying methods. We split into groups. Some groups surveyed unexcavated areas, picking up whatever findings they could find - coins... -
Fourth (and Last) Week of Excavating
Last Friday was the last day of the first season of excavations at Tel Tibna (see my posts on the first and third weeks), identified with the Roman-era city of Timnah and by some with the Biblical city of Timnath-Heres, the city of Joshua Bin Nun. Here's a summary of what we uncovered during the... -
Third Week of Excavating
Three weeks ago the Bar-Ilan archeology department started excavating at Tel Tibna in southern Samaria. I made a post at the end of the first week and was planning on making another one after the second week, but simply did not have time. So here's something about the third week: In Area A... -
First Week of Excavating
So, last week my department at university opened its first season of excavations at Tel Tibna, which is identified with Timnat Heres, the home of Joshua Bin-Nun. I'm going to be there for the entire season. Here's a summary of what went on last week: We opened up two digging areas on the Tel... -
Mudbricks and Murmurs
*If you don't get the reference, clearly you need to brush up on your Harry Potter lore. As it is written: "Clearly, fame isn't everything" (Kai Petraeus Philisophus) Today I took part in an archeological survey in the Sharon region of Israel, in a place called Tel al-Mukhmar. The idea of the... -
Phoenicians, Phoenicians everywhere...
Last Thursday we went on a trip to various sites in the lower Galilee. One of the most interesting places we went to is called Rosh Zayit (lit. Olive Head or Head of Olive), which is an ancient site divided into two sections: An Iron Age IIa Phoenician fortress, and a small Iron Age III... -
3200 year old Proto-Canaanite text found on Mt. Ebal
I couldn't find any English articles yet, so sorry for the Hebrew one. Feel free to use Google Translate: "זו רעידת אדמה בחקר המקרא": נחשפה "קללה" בת 3,200 מ"הר הקללה" Edit: An English article: ‘Curse’ text on ancient amulet could change way scholars read Bible Fresh off the presses, a folded...- Harel13
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- archeology israelites mt. ebal proto-canaanite
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- Forum: Religious News
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I saw Armageddon...
I mean, we visited Megiddo yesterday (and Beit She'an and Tel Rechov)...:p There were some Christian tourists there as well. Hey, everyone wants a piece of doomsday, right? Some pictures: A side-entrance and a former spring that may have been used by the locals: Part of the southern area... -
Journal post no. 2
I couldn't think of a creative title. I have failed you all. Anyway, like the title says, this is in Journals, and I don't post here much (this is only the second time I've made a journal entry-thread here, I think). Just wanted to share some thoughts. This is about politics and archeology, but...