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Finds from a New Excavation in Shiloh
 
Posted on July 14, 2017 by Leen Ritmeyer
 
"The Israel HaYom Newsletter announced today that new 10 ancient storage jars have been found in a new excavation in Shiloh:
 
Excavation at ancient Shiloh seeks to locate site of Jewish tabernacle that dates to the time the Jewish people first arrived in the land of Israel • “This is a very exciting find,” says Archaeology Coordinator in the Civil Administration Hanania Hizmi."

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Evidence of Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem Found at the City of David

July 2017
 

"Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians is currently being unearthed in the City of David in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the Jerusalem Walls National Park, funded by the City of David Foundation (Elad). In the excavations – concentrated on the eastern slope of the City of David, dwelling places 2,500 years old, once covered by a rockslide, have been revealed. Nestled within the rockslide many findings have surfaced: charred wood, grape seeds, pottery, fish scales and bones, and unique, rare artifacts. These findings depict the affluence and character of Jerusalem, capital of the Judean Kingdom, and are mesmerizing proof of the city's demise at the hands of the Babylonians."

 



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They Were Here on Tisha B’Av: New Evidence of Babylonian Destruction Discovered in City of David

"Evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians has recently been unearthed in the City of David, in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the Jerusalem Walls National Park, funded by the City of David Foundation (Elad)."
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Travel Back in Time at this Secret Cool Oasis in Jerusalem’s Old City

 

The first stage of the 100-year-old Terra Sancta Museum’s reboot offers a multi-media tour of the holy city from a Christian perspective

 

BY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN July 31, 2017, 9:37 pm

 

"Moving lithely in his brown Franciscan monk’s habit and sandals, Father Eugenio Alliata stoops next to a newly discovered Second Temple period flagstone to pick up a mosaic piece overlooked by the Israel Antiquities Authority crew that morning. Such finds, he confirms, are a typical byproduct of the ongoing expansion and renovation of the Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City."

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Solomon’s Stables: History and Destruction

 

July 27, 2017

 

"Learn More about Solomon’s Stables!
 
Hello everyone! We are starting a new video series on YouTube taking you on a tour of the Temple Mount! Check out the first video and see Solomon’s Stables! This structure has a rich history and is now the Al-Marwani Mosque. This is also the area of the Temple Mount from where most of our material originated.
 
Here are some of the highlights from the video and some more interesting facts about the site!"

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Preliminary Report on the Results of the 2017 Excavation Season at Tel Kabri
 
Assaf Yasur-Landau,* Eric H. Cline,† Andrew Koh,‡ and Alexandra Ratzlaff§
 
"The 2017 excavations at Tel Kabri, the capital of a Middle Bronze Age Canaanite kingdom located in the western Galilee region of modern Israel, lasted from 18 June to 27 July 2017. Highlights of the season included uncovering a courtyard of the palace with rich material culture deposits; massive architecture belonging to phase 4 of the palace ("the painted palace"); and additional data on the "northern complex" belonging to both phase 4 and phase 3 ("the wine palace"). In addition, a solidly built Iron Age structure was unexpectedly found, located above the MB palace courtyard."

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Tel Gath - A Selection of the 2017 Aerial Photos
 
ON AUGUST 4, 2017 BY ARENMAEIRIN

"The aerial photos at the end of the 2017 season were great (taken by Griffin Aerial Imaging).
 
So, in addition to the group photo that was already posted, here are some of the views of the various areas. And may I make a suggestion to those out there who want to be creative and suggest reconstructing lines of walls, features, houses, etc.: what you see in the aerials does not enable you to understand the complex architectural stratigraphy on the ground…"
 
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New Excavations Suggest el-Araj was New Testament Bethsaida
 
"For years, some scholars have doubted the claim of excavators working at et-Tell that they had discovered Bethsaida (see my explanation here). But as the years went by, and archaeologists continued to come up empty (of significant remains from the right time period), they doubled down and their voices became more shrill in their defense. Succeeding excavation reports were titled Bethsaida I, Bethsaida II, Bethsaida III, Bethsaida IV, etc."

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Galilee Excavation Reveals 2,000 Year-Old Stone Vessel Workshop
 
By JNi.Media -  18 Av 5777 – August 10, 2017
 
"A rare workshop for the production of chalkstone vessels, dated to the Roman period, is currently being excavated at Reina in Lower Galilee. The excavations are unearthing a small cave in which archaeologists have found thousands of chalkstone cores and other types of production waste, including fragments of stone mugs and bowls in various stages of production."

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Archeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Rare Stone Vessel Used in Jewish Rituals
 
By Daniel K. Eisenbud   August 10, 2017 10:35
 
"This discovery provides fascinating evidence of ritual purity in the daily lives of Galilean Jews during the time of Jesus," the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
 
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Citron pollen trapped in plaster in a First Temple palace near Jerusalem was first evidence of citron in Mediterranean
 
As Italy’s Citron Crop Fails, an Archaeologist Looks to Fruit’s 2,500-Year History in Israel
 
After a disastrous frost that looks to wipe out the majority of this year’s etrog yield, Chabad Jewry braces for a crisis ahead of the Feast of Tabernacles

BY Amanda Borschel-Dan
 
August 9, 2017, 10:44 pm
 
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This Amazing Project Invites The Public To Help Unlock Medieval Jewish Documents
 
By Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt

August 11, 2017
 
"One group of Judaica scholars is taking crowdsourcing to a new level.
 
In a new initiative to unlock the thousands of parchment fragments from the Cairo Geniza, scholars are inviting the public to help scholars sort document fragments — all online, as part of a project by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, the Princeton Geniza Project, the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the Genizah Research Unit at Cambridge University Library."
 
 
H/t: PaleoJudaica
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Akeldama, the Field of Blood (Acts 1)

Posted on Wednesday, August 9th, 2017 at 12:22 PM
 
"The Bible tells us of Judas’ remorse and subsequent suicide after his betrayal of Jesus (Matt. 27:3-10). Afterward the book of Acts continues with the selection of an apostle to take the place of Judas. To lead into that topic Peter reviewed what had happened:"

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Roman Emperor Nerva’s Reform of the Jewish Tax
 
How Jews and Christians became further differentiated under Nerva
 
Nathan T. Elkins   •  05/22/2017
 
This Bible History Daily article was originally published in 2014.—Ed.

"The inhabitants of ancient Judaea were rarely the subject of images on the imperial coinage struck at Rome. The most famous examples, of course, are coins from early in the reign of Roman Emperor Vespasian (69–79 C.E.) that depict a palm tree under which is a personification of Judaea mourning; ..."

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The Water System at Megiddo
 
Posted on August 17, 2017 
 
"Ancient people built their villages and towns near water sources. If there was not a spring at the base of the hill where they settled they would need to dig a well, a shaft, or a tunnel to reach the water source.
 
Many visitors to Israel have made their way through the water system at Megiddo. Professor David Ussishkin, who is able to include Megiddo among his numerous excavations, says, ..."

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Emperor Justinian Mosaic Inscription Unearthed near Damascus Gate
 
By JNi.Media -  1 Elul 5777 – August 23, 2017
 
"A 1,500-year-old mosaic floor, with a Greek inscription, was discovered this summer following groundwork for Partner communications cable infrastructures near the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem."

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4,300-Year-Old Statue Head Depicts Mystery Pharaoh
 

By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | August 30, 2017 07:38am ET

 

"A sculpture of an unknown Egyptian pharaoh's head, found at the ancient city of Hazor in Israel, dates back around 4,300 years, to a time when Egyptians were building pyramids. The sculpture was smashed apart around 3,300 years ago, possibly after an Israeli force led by King Joshua destroyed the city, researchers have found."

 

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