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...

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Day 5 - [A technical glitch with the wifi where I was staying and the need to transition from Galilee to Jerusalem yesterday led to a...

Day 4 - Sorry for the delay. It was a very full day. I woke at 3:45. Since the alarm is set to go off at 4:45, it didn't make much...

Day 2 - Today things are heating up with temperatures climbing over 100º F by midday. We begin excavating at 6:30AM and finish at...

After two years we have finally resumed our excavations at el A'raj, site of New Testament Bethsaida. Through much effort and a little...

Once again I apologize for the delay in posting this. There were internet problems followed by a hectic couple of days. We completed the...

Today was the last full day of excavations. There was a flurry of activity as everyone tried to finish up their square. By midday we...

Today's post will be abbreviated. This is because I spent most of the day with others digging feverishly in our square (B6) to reach the...

Things are heating up at el Araj. It was a very hot morning, and we are working quickly to finish up the season strong. There were a...