El Araj Excavations Season 7 Day 1 – Today we resumed our excavations at Khirbet El Araj (New Testament Bethsaida). The first impression...

FINAL DAY! El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) - Week 3 Day 5 (Thursday) - Today was the final day of the...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 3 Day 4 (Wednesday). Today was the next to last day of this season's...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 3 Day 2 (Monday) - Today was the last of our "topsy turvy" days. We...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 3 Day 1 (Sunday) - A wonderful day of excavation and discovery. We...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 2 Day 6 (Friday) - We do not normally dig on Friday, but we are...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 2 Day 5 (Thursday) - Today we were back on site, excavating as the...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 2 Day 4 (Wednesday) - Sorry for the delay in this post. In an attempt...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 2 Day 3 (Tuesday) There were some significant advances today. In a...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Week 2 Day 1 (Sunday) Today was the first day for our volunteers. It is...

Today we expanded our work in the existing squares and prepare for the arrival of the volunteers. We break about 8:30 in the morning for...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Day 3 This daily report will be brief. Visually progress seems to be...

El Araj (Bethsaida-Julias) Excavation Project Season 6 (2022) Day 2 - Well, things are heating up! We hear about the temperatures in...

I arrived back in Israel this morning in preparation for season 6 of our excavations at el Araj. I will dig for a few days with Motti...