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From Archaeology to Archaeometry and Back From Archaeology to Archaeometry and Back
From Archaeology to Archaeometry and Back- Describes the work of Hebrew University professor Jan Gunneweg on the archaeology of Israel and the eastern Mediterranean. ...
Material Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples Material Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples
Material Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples- An information database from excavations. Includes images and text. ...
Earliest Fire Sheds Light on Hominids Earliest Fire Sheds Light on Hominids
Earliest Fire Sheds Light on Hominids- Nature article on ancient hearths unearthed in Israel considered to be nearly 800 millennia old. ...
Report on the Zoilos Votive Inscription Report on the Zoilos Votive Inscription
Report on the Zoilos Votive Inscription- Pre-publication information on the stone tablets unearthed by archaeologists at the Tel-Dan site. ...
Early Man Had Mining in Mind Early Man Had Mining in Mind
Early Man Had Mining in Mind- From Nature, an Israeli research team has caught our ancestors in the act of learning to mine raw materials for tools. ...
Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years
Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years- Brief article from the BBC News about principal plant foods eaten by the people at Ohalo. ...
Tel Quasile Tel Quasile
Tel Quasile- A late Bronze Age and Philistine site in Tel Aviv. ...
Herodian Herodian
Herodian- Brief article by Jay Levinson in The Jewish Magazine describes this fortified palace located 15 kilometers south of Yerushalayim. With photos. ...
Lancaster University Lancaster University
Lancaster University- Psychology Department ...
Archaeologists Uncover 12,000-year-old Settlement Archaeologists Uncover 12,000-year-old Settlement
Archaeologists Uncover 12,000-year-old Settlement- Article from the Age reporting the discovery of a 12,000-year-old neolithic settlement west of Jerusalem. ...
Scarlet Symbols Emerge in Israeli Cave Scarlet Symbols Emerge in Israeli Cave
Scarlet Symbols Emerge in Israeli Cave- From Science News. Lumps of red ocher excavated near human graves in an Israeli cave indicate that symbolic thinking occurred at least 90,000 years ago, much earlier than archaeolo ...
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology- Describes academic programs, staff, excavation, research projects, library and collections. ...
The Roman Boat from the Sea of Galilee The Roman Boat from the Sea of Galilee
The Roman Boat from the Sea of Galilee- The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the discovery in 1986 of a boat constructed and used between 100 BCE and 70 CE. ...
Archeological Sites in Israel Archeological Sites in Israel
Archeological Sites in Israel- An illustrated gazetteer from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Beit She'arim: The Jewish Necropolis of the Roman Period Beit She'arim: The Jewish Necropolis of the Roman Period
Beit She'arim: The Jewish Necropolis of the Roman Period- An illustrated description from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this town founded in the reign of King Herod, with its many tombs and catacombs. ...
Tel Aviv Journal of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology Tel Aviv Journal of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology
Tel Aviv Journal of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology- Publishes studies on the history, culture, and archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Includes contents, price and contact information. ...
Yodefat: A Town in Galilee Yodefat: A Town in Galilee
Yodefat: A Town in Galilee- Illustrated article on this fortress dating from the time of Joshua and its excavations. ...
Oil Lamps from the Holy Land Oil Lamps from the Holy Land
Oil Lamps from the Holy Land- The Adler Collection includes more than 1,000 oil lamps, dated from the Bronze Age until the late Islamic Period. The collection represents all of the main types of oil lamps known throughou ...
Herodium: King Herod's Palace-Fortress Herodium: King Herod's Palace-Fortress
Herodium: King Herod's Palace-Fortress- Illustrated article on this palace-fortress built by King Herod, and its excavations. ...
Inscriptions from the Land of Israel Peoject Inscriptions from the Land of Israel Peoject
Inscriptions from the Land of Israel Peoject- Seeks to collect and make accessible over the Web all of the previously published inscriptions (and their English translations) from the Land of Israel from the Persian perio ...
The Jerusalem Archaeological Park The Jerusalem Archaeological Park
The Jerusalem Archaeological Park- Includes the Temple Mount, Mount of Olives and the Kidron and Hinnom Valleys. Map, timeline, virtual reconstruction, biographies, history, bibliography, visitor information. ...
Bible Places: Hezekiah's Tunnel Bible Places: Hezekiah's Tunnel
Bible Places: Hezekiah's Tunnel- Features a number of photos of the tunnel. Includes links to other sites. ...
Dating of King Hezekiah's Tunnel Verified by Scientists Dating of King Hezekiah's Tunnel Verified by Scientists
Dating of King Hezekiah's Tunnel Verified by Scientists- Press release stating that radiometric dating of the Siloam Tunnel in Jerusalem shows that it was excavated about 700 years before the Common Era, and can be safel ...
Bible Places: Warren's Shaft Bible Places: Warren's Shaft
Bible Places: Warren's Shaft- Photos of this underground tunnel system discovered by Charles Warren in the 1860s. ...
Pyramids in Jerusalem Pyramids in Jerusalem
Pyramids in Jerusalem- Describes a stylized image of a pyramid-topped first-century tomb on an ossuary at the Cincinnati Art Museum. [Archaeology Magazine] ...
Wadi Ziqlab Project Wadi Ziqlab Project
Wadi Ziqlab Project- Archaeological research on Epipalaeolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlements in northwestern Jordan. ...
Ain Ghazal Neolithic statues Ain Ghazal Neolithic statues
Ain Ghazal Neolithic statues- Information on the discovery, preservation, interpretation and display of the statues at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. ...
Nabataea Nabataea
Nabataea- The ancient Nabataean people built the spectacular city of Petra, as well as many other cities in Arabia. ...
Umm el-Jimal Umm el-Jimal
Umm el-Jimal- Byzantine site in northeast Jordan. Includes a bibliography, images, maps, and essays. ...
Levantine Archaeobotany Levantine Archaeobotany
Levantine Archaeobotany- Bibliography of archaeobotanical reports from Levantine sites, including Jordanian sites. ...
Virtual Karak Resources Project Virtual Karak Resources Project
Virtual Karak Resources Project- A multidisciplinary study of the Karak district. Includes information on the archaeology, history, environment and culture of the area. Also has a photo gallery and maps. ...
Prehistoric Row Erupts Over Hunter-gatherer Riddle Prehistoric Row Erupts Over Hunter-gatherer Riddle
Prehistoric Row Erupts Over Hunter-gatherer Riddle- From the Age, Australian archaeologists have sparked an academic row by claiming to have solved the riddle of a missing 1,000 years in human prehistory. ...
Umm al-Rasas Umm al-Rasas
Umm al-Rasas- Description of the site, focusing on the church of St Stephen. Also includes photographs and a bibliography. ...
The Fortress of Machaerous The Fortress of Machaerous
The Fortress of Machaerous- Description of the site and its excavation. Includes bibliography and photographs. ...
University of Haifa University of Haifa
University of Haifa- Department of Psychology ...
Digging in the Land of Magan Digging in the Land of Magan
Digging in the Land of Magan- Oman's early settlers were Neolithic pastoralists and seafaring people who worked trade routes from Mesopotamia to the Indus Valley. ...
Tell Ya'amun Excavations Tell Ya'amun Excavations
Tell Ya'amun Excavations- Excavations focused on the Byzantine Church near the center of the tell, Bronze Age settlement on the northeast edge, and the Bronze Age tombs across the wadi to the west of the tell. Details on ...
Ancient Moabite Fort Provides Insight Into History of Weaving Ancient Moabite Fort Provides Insight Into History of Weaving
Ancient Moabite Fort Provides Insight Into History of Weaving- From The Lebanon Daily Star, a recent discovery of a cache of clay loom weights at Khirbat al-Mudaybi in Central Jordan is shedding new light on ancient text ...
Wadi Arabah Project Wadi Arabah Project
Wadi Arabah Project- Description of the on-going archaeological work. Includes photographs, maps and a bibliography. ...
Late Bronze Age Temple Discovered Late Bronze Age Temple Discovered
Late Bronze Age Temple Discovered- From the Lebanon Daily Star, the recent discovery of a temple at Tell al-Umayri in central Jordan, excavated as part of the Madaba Plains Project. ...
Avdat & the Nabateans Avdat & the Nabateans
Avdat & the Nabateans- Brief article by Arthur Rosen in The Jewish Magazine relates a history of this nomadic Arab tribe. With photos. ...
Wadi Araba Archaeological Research Project Wadi Araba Archaeological Research Project
Wadi Araba Archaeological Research Project- Description of the on-going archaeological work. Includes photographs, maps, GIS data, and a bibliography. ...
Tell Nimrin Tell Nimrin
Tell Nimrin- Includes a virtual tour of the site, information on the major finds, the primary data and the main published papers. ...
What To Do When You Stumble Onto a Roman 'City of the Dead'? Call in the Antiquities Cops What To Do When You Stumble Onto a Roman 'City of the Dead'? Call in the Antiquities Cops
What To Do When You Stumble Onto a Roman 'City of the Dead'? Call in the Antiquities Cops- From The Daily Star, construction of high-rise delayed while Beirut's archaeology team investigates a scene in Gemmayzeh. ...
New Research May Uncover Byblos' Phoenician Port New Research May Uncover Byblos' Phoenician Port
New Research May Uncover Byblos' Phoenician Port- From The Daily Star, if archaeologist Ibrahim Noureddine is right, sunbathers at Byblos' beaches may one day find themselves next to a Phoenician port. ...
Oman Archaeology Network Oman Archaeology Network
Oman Archaeology Network- Project description for the Oman Archaeology Network proposed by the Oman Studies Center. Its aim is to bring together archaeologists with a special interest in Oman. ...
Bahla Fort Bahla Fort
Bahla Fort- The ruins of the immense fort, with its walls and towers of unbaked brick and its stone foundations, is a remarkable example of this type of fortification and attests to the power of the Banu Nebhan. ...
Lost City of Arabia Lost City of Arabia
Lost City of Arabia- NOVA story of the discovery of Shisur. ...
Inca Trail and Machu Picchu Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
Inca Trail and Machu Picchu- A virtual tour of the Inca Trail, complete with photographs and an interactive map. ...
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn- Oman sites added to the World Heritage Site list. ...

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