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» An Exploration in Early Pastoral Nomadism 
Details excavations at the Camel site and explores potentials for an archaeology of pastoralism. » Ancient Jewish Bread Stamp Found Near Haifa
Jerusalem Post reports the discovery of a unique stamp with the word "shvi'it," (seventh) which may have been used to mark loaves in a sabbatical year. » 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. » Archaeology at the Israel Museum
This museum in Jerusalem provides online exhibitions and an illustrated catalog of its collections from prehistory until the thirteenth century. » Archeological Sites in Israel
An illustrated gazetteer from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. » 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. » Bibliography of Archaeological Excavations in the Southern Levant
Database of scholarly literature from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. » Cave of the Warrior, Wadi el-Makkukh
An exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History 1998: includes illustrated description of artifacts found. » Earliest Fire Sheds Light on Hominids
Nature article on ancient hearths unearthed in Israel considered to be nearly 800 millennia old. » 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. » Echoes from the Ancients - The Yodefat Story
Yodefat is a small Galilean city where the Jews held out against a Roman siege two thousand years ago. From PBS. » Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years
Brief article from the BBC News about principal plant foods eaten by the people at Ohalo. » From Archaeology to Archaeometry and Back
Describes the work of Hebrew University professor Jan Gunneweg on the archaeology of Israel and the eastern Mediterranean. » Herodian
Brief article by Jay Levinson in The Jewish Magazine describes this fortified palace located 15 kilometers south of Yerushalayim. With photos. » 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 period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE). » Israel Antiquities Authority
The official site explains its services and policy. Also examples of the country's rich archaeological heritage, news, exhibitions and publications. » Israel: Archeology from the Air
From the Israeli Foreign Ministry » Jewish Yad Avshalom Revealed
Ha'aretz article on fourth-century inscriptions on one of the walls near the monument. » Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science
Statement, goals, and contact information for the academic department. » King David's Tomb
Provides some historical dates, a virtual museum tour, and descriptions and illustrations of artifacts. » Material Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples
An information database from excavations. Includes images and text. » Nahal Tillah Regional Archaeology Project in Israel
The University of California at San Diego examines the role of early Egyptian civilization in the rise of urban communities in the southern Levant. Aims, staff, publications. » Ramat Hanadiv Archaeological Excavations, Israel
Excavation by Prof. Yizhar Hirschfeld, on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, of a palatial complex from the time of King Herod. » Report on the Zoilos Votive Inscription
Pre-publication information on the stone tablets unearthed by archaeologists at the Tel-Dan site. » Ritmeyer Archaeological Design
Focuses on the Temple Mount and Jerusalem. Offers research, books, posters, CD-ROM's and models on the subject of Jerusalem and Biblical Archaeology. » Robert Deutsch
Archaeologist and epigraphist: includes bibliography, articles and photographs. » 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 archaeologists have traditionally assumed. » Second Temple Synagogues
Donald D. Binder's study of synagogues built before A.D. 70. Texts, illustrations, plans, and descriptions. » Strange Skulls
In a dry region southwest of the Dead Sea, Neolithic peoples at Nahal Hemar Cave stashed stone masks, jewelry, shells, and skulls decorated with thick black glue. » Tel Dan
History and archaeology of the northernmost area of Israel. » Tel Quasile
A Late bronze Age and Philistine site in Tel Aviv. » The James Ossuary and the BAR
Lecture by Oded Golan at Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan; April 2004. » The Ossuary and Inscription Are Authentic
A paper by André Lemaire, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris-Sorbonne and presented in Grand Rapids, Michigan; 21 April 2004. » 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. » The Tell el-'Ajjul Research Project
Online site report of the 1st and 2nd seasons. Includes reports, database, bibliography, and links. » The Yaqush Project
Brief description of work at this Early Bronze Age site in the upper Jordan Valley. » W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
Supports American-led study of the ancient Near East: describes history, staff, fellowship program, and contact information. » When Golan Worshipers Faced South
Ha'aretz article about the placement of the historic Golan Heights Ark. » Zippori/Sepphoris
Hebrew University Excavation Project. Offers details of digs and photos. |
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