El araj Season 4:THE FINAL DAY— Day Five (Week 4)
Once again I apologize for the delay in posting this. There were internet problems followed by a hectic couple of days. We completed the...
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Jul 11, 20191 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Four (Week 4)
Today was the last full day of excavations. There was a flurry of activity as everyone tried to finish up their square. By midday we...
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EAEP
Jul 9, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Three (Week 4)
Today's post will be abbreviated. This is because I spent most of the day with others digging feverishly in our square (B6) to reach the...
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EAEP
Jul 8, 20192 min read
El Season 4: Day Two (Week 4)
Things are heating up at el Araj. It was a very hot morning, and we are working quickly to finish up the season strong. There were a...
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EAEP
Jul 8, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day One, Week Two (Week 4)
Today begins the final week of our excavation season. We have experienced fantastic results that will soon be published. If you have been...
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EAEP
Jul 5, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Five (Week 3)
Today was the final day of Week Three with one more week to go. There were significant finds today. In the early morning we opened two...
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Jul 5, 20191 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Four (Week 3)
In Square A5 (of the main excavation) today was spent articulating and sharpening the edges of each stone in preparation for...
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Jul 5, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Three (Week 3)
Apologies for the delay in posting. We only worked until mid-morning today and then drove to Jerusalem, returning to Migdal very late and...
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EAEP
Jul 2, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Two (Week 3)
Today was a day of small but very significant finds. Sunya, Kathryn and Christopher have joined me in A5. We are currently at the...
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EAEP
Jul 1, 20191 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day One (Week 3)
Almost 40 new volunteers showed up today to build upon the team of Session One. Quickly we had a major find, a portion of the Byzantine...
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Jun 26, 20191 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Four (Week Two)
Today continued a string of remarkable finds. In our square A5 a marble paver was uncovered in the morning, another indicator that a...
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Jun 25, 20191 min read
El Araj season 4: Day Three (Week Two)
Today was a high point in the season thus far. It began slowly with the cleaning of the Islamic period taboon (oven) before dismantling...
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EAEP
Jun 24, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Two (Week Two)
We were greeted this morning with another beautiful sunrise over the Bethsaida Plain and the Golan Heights. This year we have put up a...
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EAEP
Jun 23, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day One (Week Two)
Today was a day of new beginnings as we expanded our site. We opened three new squares that represent new promise. In Area C (north of...
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EAEP
Jun 22, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: The Weekend
Fridays and Saturdays we do not dig. These days are for rest and the opportunity to travel as a group to beautiful sites in the region....
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Jun 20, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Five
We dig Sunday through Thursday, so today was the end of Week One. It has been a time of tremendous progress. It is hard to believe how...
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EAEP
Jun 20, 20193 min read
El Araj Season 4: Days Three and Four
Day 3 Archaeological work is slow, methodical work. You are intended to excavate the entire square down at the same time (i.e., not dig a...
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Jun 17, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day Two
Today was a day of taking down the walls of the medieval (Crusader) settlement of el Araj in preparation for digging down to the lower...
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Jun 16, 20192 min read
El Araj Season 4: Day One
El Araj Excavations: Week One Day One. This morning we began our fourth season of excavations at el Araj (Bethsaida-Julias). We were...
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