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Jul 31 Blog

First Person: Should These Looters Go to Jail?

Looters sometimes indirectly alert archaeologists to the existence of valuable finds and are sent to jail if they are caught, while the archaeologists learn from the looters where to dig. In his First Person column in BAR, Hershel Shanks explores this paradox.

Jan 30 Blog

Site-Seeing: Archaeological Remains in Holy Sepulchre’s Shadow

By: Jonathan Klawans

The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem is a place you may have missed on your first (or even your second) visit to Jerusalem, but it’s well worth your time when you are lucky enough to make it back.

Aug 7 Blog

Excavating the Ancient Near East’s Oldest Wine Cellar: The Results of the 2015 Season at Tel Kabri

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Excavation participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift provides a report on the results of the 2015 field season at Tel Kabri.

Aug 3 Blog

Closing Down Kabri: The Last Week of the 2015 Season at Tel Kabri

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Kabri participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift describes the final week of the 2015 excavation season at Tel Kabri.

Jul 12 Blog

Journey to Jerusalem: A Tel Kabri Dig Weekend

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Tel Kabri participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift recounts the dig volunteers’ weekend adventure in Jerusalem.

Jul 1 Blog

Tel Kabri: The 2015 Season—Weeks 1 and 2

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Tel Kabri participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift describes the first two weeks of excavation of storage rooms associated with the Canaanite palace’s wine cellar, the oldest and largest wine cellar in the ancient Near East.

Sep 5 Blog

A “Jesus Hideout” in Jordan

By: James Tabor

Biblical Scholar James Tabor examines the setting of some of the Jesus' final excursions before his crucifixion.

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