Olive grove growing at the foot of Tel Givon. A polluted stream flows by. Tel Givon may be one of the most important archeological…
Archaeology
Following Pilgrims’ Route to the Temple Mount
Nahshon Szanton points out route of Roman road from Pool of Shiloach (Siloam) to Temple Mount. The “Tours with the Investigator” follow a set…
The Synagogue by the Hot Springs
Symbols of the Temple depicted in the mosaic floor of the 4th century CE synagogue at Hamat Tveriya, just south of modern Tiberius. Steam…
The Sages of the Mishna at Beit Shearim
The entrance courtyard to the cave at Beit Shearim in which Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi is buried When Uri Savir was growing up in the…
Golan Synagogue: Majduliya
Archaeologist Michael Osband explains his findings at Majduliya in the Golan About thirty-five of us followed the archaeologist down a dirt track across the…
Pharaoh in Canaan
Poster for Pharaoh in Canaan exhibition at entrance to Israel Museum On Sunday during Passover, Allen and I went to the Israel Museum to…
Magdala update
Eyad Bisharat views the bronze incense shovel being held by Arfan Najar, at Magdala where it was discovered. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority Allen opened…
Philistines and philistines
Pottery produced by the Philistines in the 10th to 9th century BCE. Reproductions on display at Corinne Mamane Museum of Philistine Culture in Ashdod…
The Kishle: A Look at Jerusalem’s Past
Excavation of Herod’s Palace under the Kishle. photo (c) Oded Antman One of the fascinating things about living in Jerusalem is watching history unfold…
Walking on Tel Dan
The Dan River at the end of a good winter Allen and I went to Tel Dan with my class on Kings I to…