Baha'i's Most Holy Place
I never expected to visit a Baha’i holy place in Israel, let alone the most holy site in the Baha’i religion. Yet, here it is. Akko...
archaeology
19 postsMagdala
Part of our excursion last Saturday was to visit the once bustling and wealthy city of Magdala, where Mary of Magdala came from. It’s a beautiful settlement,...
Synergy
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...
Thot, Scarabs, and the Assyrian Army
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,...
The Crusades
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,...
May This Never End...
> …O, Lord, my God, I pray that these things never end: The sand and the sea, The rush of the waters, The crash of the heavens, The prayer...
What Is It?
Imagine a morning dawning on the Mediterranean coast about 3,500 years ago. The early light begins to shine into the windows of the growing coastal town of...
"Joanna! Look Here!"
“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...