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Dec 14 Blog

2014 Scholarship Recipients Go Digging

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Straight from the field to you, hear from some of the individuals who were awarded BAS scholarships in 2014.

Jul 10 Blog

The Field School at Tel Kabri

By: Noah Wiener

Students at Tel Kabri have learned a diverse and advanced skill set at a field school accompanying the excavation, and we sat down with education director Alexandra Ratzlaff to learn more about the academic curriculum.

Jul 9 Blog

The Evolution of a Dig Site

By: Noah Wiener

Learn how archaeologists adapt their methodologies as they reach occupation layers and carefully examine ancient artifacts.

Jul 9 Blog

Recipe for Surviving an Archaeological Excavation

By: Marielle Velander

Marielle Velander shares her recipe for surviving life at the archaeological excavation of Middle Bronze Age Tel Kabri. We’ve shared her whimsical tips here on BHD.

Jun 28 Blog

Starting the Dig

By: Noah Wiener

In the July/August 2013 issue of BAR, Tel Kabri excavation directors Eric Cline and Assaf Yasur-Landau describe the unique Aegean-style art at the Middle Bronze […]

Jun 24 Blog

Arrival in Israel

By: Noah Wiener

BAS web editor describes his arrival in Israel before the 2013 excavations at Tel Kabri.

Jan 30 Blog

Publishing Israel Archaeology Digs

By: BAS Staff

It has been called the “dirty secret” of Israel archaeology: Digs go on for season after season of excavation without publishing final reports of the results of their work. Fortunately, some archaeology digs are changing that trend by producing final reports in beautiful volumes, thereby sharing their discoveries with the public and other scholars interested in Israel archaeology.

Oct 10 Blog

Getting the Most Out of Old Archaeology Dig Sites

By: BAS Staff

Aaron Burke, codirector of the Jaffa excavations, discusses how to write an archaeological report about an old excavation in his column, “An Archaeological Cold Case Solved.”

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