Astragali
Today was our last day at the dig. The last chance to pull something interesting out of the ground, last opportunity with a pick, a brush, and a...
Today was our last day at the dig. The last chance to pull something interesting out of the ground, last opportunity with a pick, a brush, and a...
Scattered all over the Tel, found at the Persian to Hellenistic period, are these delightful, beautiful shells. About 2,500 years ago, these and thousands more murex shells...
Synergy A big part of any archaeological excavation is what archaeologists term “controlled destruction,” and that’s what I’ve been doing in section Z. Our area is...
Second breakfast is one long table covered in a blue cloth, laden with boiled eggs, yoghurt, labneh, olives, cut vegetables, hummus, fruit, and something special—one day pancakes,...
As I sit here typing, the Muslim call to prayers is being sung in the minarets throughout Akko, and I think about those who are devoted to Allah,...
“What, what??” half excited, half anxious, I wasn’t sure which to be. Had I made a mistake, or uncovered an amazing find? “Look at this,” Rachel said...