Synagogue at Maoz Khayim One of the great opportunities of being a part of our excavation is to hear lectures by scholars and to enjoy...

Sorry for the delay. It has been a very busy few days. We finished the first week strong. The surrounding area may be scorched but within...

Zachary Wong of HaDavar Yeshiva with a Ceramic Tubulus We are beginning to see small signs of progress. Archaelogy is often a slow,...

Another productive day in spite of the hot temperatures (only 99° today). We were joined this morning by our team of local workers. So,...

Today was a good day! Very hot (104°) but good. After a delay of only one day, we were finally able to get into the field and begin our...

Ancient Synagogue I received a text a 4:20AM from Motti that the National Parks Authority did not want us to dig today. There were still...

Wildfires around the Sea of Galilee Tomorrow we begin Season 9. It is very hot, and we are in the midst of a 100 year drought. We will...

El Araj Archaeological Excavations Season 7 - Week 2 Day 5 – Today was the last day of the summer excavation session. There was some...

El Araj Archaeological Excavations Season 7 - Week 2 Day 4 – This day was our last full day of excavating in the summer heat. We watched...

El Araj Archaeological Excavations Season 7 - Week 2 Day 3 - The next three posts come after the fact. The flurry of activity and extra...

El Araj Archaeological Excavations Season 7 - Week 2 Day 2- Today was another good day of important finds. Area D uncovered portions of...

El Araj Archaeological Excavations Season 7 - Week 2 Day 1- This post will be a bit shorter. Heat and fatigue are starting to take a...

El Araj Archaeological Excavations Season 7 – Week 1 Day 4 – One of the lasting memories from today’s excavation was being joined by 6...

El Araj Excavations Project Season 7 – Week 1 Day 3 - Today was a day of small finds but good progress in the various squares. Area D is...

El Araj Excavations Season 7 - Week 1 Day 2 – The heat continued today but the humidity was not quite as bad. Each team has settled into...

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...