Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Ancient Water System Discovered Near Ramat Bet Shemesh By JNi.Media - 4 Sivan 5777 – May 29, 2017 "Last week the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a well from the Ottoman period, several hundred years old, and an elaborate water system located nearby – as part of the work being carried out by the Netivei Israel Company in order to widen Highway 38 north of the main entrance to Ramat Bet Shemesh. Students from the Paran and Hinaton pre-military preparatory programs took part in the discovery."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 The Gamla Excavations Final Report, The Rest of the Story By: Danny Syon "The importance of Gamla lies in that it is one of very few sites described in detail by the contemporaneous historian Flavius Josephus in connection with the First Jewish Revolt (66–73 CE), and the fact that it was never resettled after 67 CE. Extensive excavations have yielded vast amounts of information related to the war against the Romans that enable the resurrection of life in a Jewish town of the period. The appearance of the third volume of the final report on Shmarya Gutmann’s excavations at Gamla is an opportune moment to reflect on the unusual conception and birth of this project."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Tel Aviv University Archaeology Newsletter - Download Newsletter Summer 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 Understanding The Holy Temple Jesus Knew Posted on June 8, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer Carta, the well-known Jerusalem publishers, offers an introductory price on our latest, and eighth, Carta book, valid until June 30, 2017 (make sure to put in the discount code: “25-off”): Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 JUNE 1, 2017 BY FOLLOWING HADRIAN MACHAERUS "Machaerus is a fortified hilltop palace overlooking the Dead Sea in Transjordan, southeast of the mouth of the Jordan river. The fortress was erected by the Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus (103–76 BC) and was destroyed by Pompey’s general Gabinius in 57 BC, but later rebuilt by Herod the Great. Upon Herod’s death, his son Herod Antipas inherited the fortress where Salome is said to have danced in return for the head of John the Baptist. During the First Jewish Revolt, Jewish rebels took control of the fortress which was besieged and destroyed by the Romans in 72 AD."ContinuedH/t: PaleoJudaica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Purdue Researcher Verifies the Existence of 53 people in Hebrew Bible STAFF REPORTS Jun 6, 2017 Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 The Masada Siege The Roman assault on Herod’s desert fortress Robin Ngo • 04/17/2017 This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2014.—Ed. Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Magdala Stone "The Jews of Rome and the authorities of the Vatican seem to have decided that if so many people believe that the Vatican has the Menorah in its possession, they might as well capitalize on this “urban myth,” as it has been described by Rome’s Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Multispectral Imaging Reveals Ancient Hebrew Inscription Undetected for Over 50 Years By Hana Levi Julian - 21 Sivan 5777 – June 15, 2017 "Researchers at Tel Aviv University have, by using advanced imaging technology, discovered a hitherto invisible inscription on the back of a pottery shard that has been on display at The Israel Museum for more than 50 years."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Crusader Escape Tunnel to Kinneret Exposed in Tiberias By JNi.Media - 21 Sivan 5777 – June 15, 2017 "An escape tunnel built by the Crusaders in their citadel in Tiberias 800 years ago, to provide safe passage from the fortress to the Sea of Galilee, was exposed recently, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Summer 2017, Cover Stories, Daily News Ancient Jerusalem Tower Younger Than Thought Thu, Jun 15, 2017 "Ultra-precise dating takes nearly 1,000 years off its age." Continued also @ Jerusalem Tower Younger than Thought Ultra-precise dating takes nearly 1,000 years off its age 15.06.2017 "Gihon Spring, just downhill from the ancient city of Jerusalem, was crucial to the survival of its inhabitants, and archaeologists had uncovered the remains of a massive stone tower built to guard this vital water supply. Based on pottery and other regional findings, the archaeologists had originally assigned it a date of 1,700 BCE. But new research conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science provides conclusive evidence that the stones at the base of the tower were laid nearly 1,000 years later. Among other things, the new results highlight the contribution of advanced scientific dating methods to understanding the history of the region."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Revealed in Israel, a 2,600-Year-Old Request for Wine Trilobites By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR JUNE 16, 2017 "In 600 B.C. in present-day Israel, a soldier named Hananyahu sent his friend a request that many of us might empathize with: Send more wine. He wrote his message on a piece of pottery that archaeologists found in 1965. For years, biblical scholars and researchers have studied the front side of the ink-inscribed pottery shard, known as an ostracon, which was commonly used to write receipts, lists or even letters."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 900-Year-Old Women’s Jewelry Collection Discovered in Modi’in By JNi.Media - 26 Sivan 5777 – June 20, 2017 "How did 900-year-old rings, bracelets, earrings and hairpins materialize in the kitchen of a Crusader fortress tower in Modiʻin? This question has occupied a group of fourth- to twelfth-grade students from the Modiʻin-Maccabim-Reʻut Municipality who participate in an archaeological excavation at Givat Tittora, very close to home. The Israel Antiquities Authority has invited these students to discover tantalizing clues left by those who lived in their areas in the past. The excavation endeavor is both educational and social: to provide local residents of all ages an opportunity to uncover their town’s cultural heritage – directly and personally."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Ancient Industrial Site Discovered in Galilee "Students and experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority discover ancient agricultural installations carved into bedrock that appear to have been used to store locally-produced products."Itay Blumenthal|Published: 16.06.17 , 22:19 Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Evidence of Plant Dyes Found in King Solomon Era Textiles By JNi.Media - 5 Tammuz 5777 – June 28, 2017 "Evidence of the use of plant dyes from the time of King Solomon has been recovered. Excavations conducted since 2013 in the Timna Valley and directed by Dr. Erez Ben-Yosef of Tel Aviv University have recovered dozens of fragments of 3,000-year-old textiles, which were preserved thanks to the region’s extreme arid climatic conditions. The textiles date to King Solomon’s reign, in the Iron Age (eleventh–tenth centuries BCE), and some are decorated with a red-and-blue bands pattern."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 King Herod’s Ritual Bath at Machaerus Ritual purification high above the Dead Sea Robin Ngo • 06/25/2017 "Jewish ritual baths—called mikva’ot (singular: mikveh)—are immersion pools used in ritual purification. A large mikveh—the largest thus far uncovered in modern Jordan—was excavated in 2016 at King Herod’s palace at Machaerus on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. This mikveh was used by King Herod and his royal family to purify themselves in accordance with Jewish religious law (halakhah)."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 The Story of Naboth’s Vineyard and the Ancient Winery in Jezreel What light can archaeology shed on the significance and location of the vineyard? Dr. Norma Franklin 23 May 2017 "The well-known story of Naboth’s vineyard begins: ..." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 05 JULY 2017 Last Updated at 3:22 PM INTERNATIONAL Modi's Gift to Netanyahu: Ancient Jewish Relics from Kerala JERUSALEM "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of relics from Kerala, regarded as key artifacts of the long Jewish history in India. Modi, who arrived in Tel Aviv yesterday for a three-day visit, presented the relics to Netanyahu at his home here."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Unesco Resolution on Jerusalem Under Fire The world heritage body passes a ruling condemning Israel for archaeological excavations in the Old City. Lianne Kolirin July 5, 2017 "Unesco has once again inflamed passions in the Jewish world after ruling that Israel is the “occupying power” of the Old City of Jerusalem. The resolution, put forward by various Arab states, also condemned Israel for archaeological excavations in the Old City and reaffirmed previous UN resolutions denying the country’s claims to East Jerusalem." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Excavations Of Late Roman Synagogue At Huqoq Continue To Yield Stunning Mosaics 7/07/2017 10:00:00 PM "A team of specialists and students led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness has uncovered additional mosaic scenes in the Late Roman synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee. The new finds provide insight about daily life in the fifth century C.E. and expand the rich repertoire of mosaics already discovered decorating the floors of the building." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Conservation Program at Tel Shiloh Posted on July 12, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer "During the months of May/June 2017, excavations were carried out at Tel Shiloh[1]. At the conclusion of the dig, conservation work[2] needed to be carried out on some walls that were in danger of deterioration or collapse. One section of the Middle Bronze Age city wall, W17 in Square AC-30, was selected for conservation. This wall was built of large ashlars, but in between these large stones were patches of small stones that needed to be consolidated (Fig. 1)." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Rivers of Israel JUNE 18, 2017, 10:14 PM "The Land of Israel’s numerous rivers sustain life—human, animal, and plant—as they channel through valleys, mountain ranges, and deserts into larger watercourses, lakes, or the sea. The main river in Israel is the famed Jordan, into which many important headwaters and tributaries flow. Most of Israel’s watercourses are perennial or intermittent streams with considerably less volume output in seasons other than winter." Continued H/t: BiblePlaces Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Published on Jun 25, 2017 "This is a Sketchup model of the City of Ai as it may have looked at the time of the conquest as recorded in the book of Joshua, chapters 7-8. Based on information gathered from surveys and archaeological excavations conducted by Associates for Biblical Research from 1995 through 2016. I was a part of the May 2014 dig and worked with archaeologist Dr. Bryant Wood and surveyor Jerry Taylor afterwards to develop this model." H/t: BiblePlaces Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Impressive 2,700-Year-Old Water System Discovered Near Rosh Ha’Ayin By JNi.Media - 26 Tammuz 5777 – July 20, 2017 "An impressively large 2,700-year-old water system was recently exposed at Israel Antiquities Authority excavations near Rosh Ha-Ayin with the help of students majoring in the Education Ministry’s Land of Israel and Archaeology studies. The excavation precedes the construction of a new residential neighborhood initiated by the Ministry of Construction and Housing." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Amid Temple Mount tumult, the Who, What and Why of its Waqf Rulers"Jordan lost control of Jerusalem in 1967, but is now at the heart of a crisis that threatens to plunge the city into violence" BY DOV LIEBER July 20, 2017, 6:52 pm Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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