Tel Dan
June 2025
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The Site Where History and Legend Converge
Initiated by Dr. Avraham Biran in 1966, the excavation in the “Mound of the Judge” has been the flagship of the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology (NGSBA) – Hebrew Union College (HUC). The great discoveries that were made in the site (e.g., the Hazael Inscription, “to the God who is in Dan” inscription, the well-elaborated gate complex, and the Sacred Precinct) attest to genuine contribution to archaeological science.
As an interdisciplinary project, the renewed Tel Dan archaeological mission exercises a professional excavation and advances research and teaching by bringing together students (both undergraduate and graduate), scholars and experts of diverse fields that are associated with the archaeological discipline (archaeozoology; archaeobotany; architecture; geography; history; anthropology; biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies).
Under the auspice of the NGSBA – HUC, Jerusalem, the Tel Dan project offers a unique archaeological experience involving participation in a professional dig, exercising various in-site archaeological methods and techniques, as well as related lectures, field trips and tours in adjacent sites and regions. Integrating students and faculty from Grand Valley State University will enable them to explore various cultural and human dimensions of the past by using a three-thousand-year window opened at a unique archaeological site in northern Israel.
Details
Geographic Location
Golan, Northern Israel
Dates of the Dig
June 2025
Minimum Stay
2 Weeks
Application Due
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Academic Credit/Cost per Credit/Institution
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Accommodations
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Cost
Directors
Yifat Thareani: Hebrew Union College and NYU Tel Aviv
Contact
Mrs. Levana Zias
972-2-6203257
To learn how you can get involved, visit their website.
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