Dig-for-a-Day and the Heliodorus Inscription
Explore the mysterious caves of Maresha in the site’s Dig-for-a-Day program, or read about a unique stela that came from the site in the publicly available BAR articles listed below. Photo: Ian Stern/Archaeological Seminars Institute.
These archaeologically rich but unstratified underground chambers provide the perfect setting for untrained archaeologists to uncover the history of a Biblical-era site. Learn about the site’s Dig-for-a-Day program and the fragments of the Heliodorus Stela discovered there in three BAR articles now available to the public for free:
Suzanne F. Singer. “The Dig-for-a-Day Experience.” Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2010.
Hershel Shanks. “Inscription Reveals Roots of Maccabean Revolt.” Biblical Archaeology Review, Nov/Dec 2008.
Dorothy Resig. “Volunteers Find Missing Pieces to Looted Inscription.” Biblical Archaeology Review, May/Jun 2010.
Courtesy Ian Stern/Archaeological Seminars Institute
BAS Library Members: Read Ian Stern, “A World Below: The Caves of Maresha.”
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[…] by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, an event recorded by Josephus, the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees and the Heliodorus inscription. The Jewish Hasmonean dynasty ruled Judea for a century following the revolt before Roman […]
I did the dig with my family on a trip several years ago. it was fun for everyone and you always find something in the caves
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