archaeology
19 postsShabbat
> Shabbat [https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/633659/jewish/What-Is-Shabbat.htm#Things] is the centerpiece of Jewish life, and has been so since the infancy of...
The Forensics of Archaeology
Some people dig for gold, others for artifacts. But the true archaeologist digs for knowledge. Dan, our area supervisor, has been living in Israel for years, now, having...
Al Jazaar Mosque
[Al Jazaar mosque street entrance, by Erik Törner [https://www.flickr.com/photos/eriktorner/] | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/] Even as I sit here and type...
We Went To Prison Today
The Akko prison intersects the Crusaders with the Ottoman empire, the British Mandate, and the Jewish resistance movements throughout Palestine. Today, the 12 th century Crusader Hospitaller Center...
Jerusalem
“On that day you looked to the weapons of the House of the Forest, and you saw that there were many breaches in the city of David, and...
Reconstructing the Past
Who knew? Pottery was a part of everyone’s daily life for thousands of years, and is key to dating the age of an excavation’s level. [“Uncovering...
Tyrian Purple
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...