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excavations
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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... -
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... -
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...