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Pottery Puzzle
This is the display of just 2 weeks of excavation. We would average about 10 buckets of pottery a day. Once the pottery was washed by our pottery washing team we would separate the body shards from the...
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Arabic Umyyad Inscriptions Found
This appears to be a part of a bowl. It has an Arabic inscription on the side which readsبسم الله, It translates as "By the name of Allah." This is part of the phrase recited before each sura...
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Potters Marks Found
Here is an example of a potters mark on a piece of Terra Sigillata fine or red Ancient Roman pottery with glossy surface slips. This pottery from the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire were called...
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Sodom PapersBIBL 471 - Biblical ArchaeologyLiberty University StudentsThese tips will help you with writing your Sodom Papers. Please print and keep these handy while you write your Sodom...
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Excavation Reports BIBL 471 - Biblical ArchaeologyLiberty University StudentsYour Excavation Report is not limited to these sites. If you would like to write your papers on a site that is not listed...
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New Journal Article on Sodom and Salt
One of many naturally formed salt pillars around the Dead Sea which have become known as Lot's wife. This pillar is on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea north of the Lisan. Photo by Dan Galissini.In...
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Qumran not far from Sodom
The ruins of Qumran in 2011. The Dead Sea is visible in the distance. Tall el-Hammam is located in the center of the photo just northeast of the Dead Sea. The Essene city is not far from Sodom if Tall...
View ArticleIntroduction to Biblical Archaeology Video
A short video on an Introduction to Biblical Archaeology created by Logos Media Ed introducing their course. It hosts James Strange, Jodi Magness, and my good friend Scott Stripling, director of...
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Top 12 Reasons Sodom is Tall el-Hammam PLUS one
I'm sitting on Tall Habassa with Tall el-Hammam visible over my right shoulder. The site is gigantic at over 62 acres (Jerusalem is only 12 acres in the MB period). I came across a good summary of the...
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Fraudulent Claims of the Noah's Ark Discovery
The Chinese organization Noah’s Ark Ministries International (NAMI) at a conference in Turkey (2008) claimingthe discovery of Noah's Ark on Mt Ararat. Some involvedin the expedition claim that the...
View ArticleDestruction of Sodom: New Theory - New Evidence
At the Annual Meeting of the Near East Archaeological Society: Atlanta, Ga. on Nov 17, 2015. Drs. Steven Collins and Phil Silva presented the following paper on the evidence for their theory for the...
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New Seal with King Hezekiah's name
The remains of a 10th cent. BC foundation wall that is part of the Large Stone Structure that Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar claims is part of David’s palace.Ophel excavations where the Hezekiah...
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Corinth
Corinth Canal in Greece. Author: Frank van MierloCorinthLiberty Excavation Reports RequirementsINDEX of SitesMake sure to check out the work being done by the The American School of Classical Studies...
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Dan
Tel Dan - Excavation and reconstruction of the Eastern Bronze Age gateDan (Tel Dan)Liberty Excavation Reports RequirementsINDEX of SitesThe official site for Tel Dan is this link.Be sure to discuss the...
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Ephesus
Looking down the street to the Celsus Library.EphesusLiberty Excavation Reports RequirementsINDEX of SitesEphesus (or Ephesos) is a large site so it would be advisable to narrow the survey of your...
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Gezer
The Stone Steles from Tel-Gezer, Israel. PD.Gezer (TelGezer)Liberty Excavation Reports RequirementsINDEX of SitesHere is the official site for GEZER, if you have not already found it. Be sure to talk...
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Hazor
The "House of Pillars" at Hatzor. PD.Hazor (Telel-Qedah)Liberty Excavation Reports RequirementsINDEX of SitesHazor (Tell el–Qedah) is a large site so you may need to narrow your survey a bit. The dig...
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Herodium
Aerial view of the acropolis of Herodium. PD.HerodiumLiberty Excavation Reports RequirementsINDEX of SitesThe Herodium dig director was Ehud Netzer until his untimely death. Who is directing the dig...
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Jericho
Aerial view of the Tel of Jericho. PDJericho (Tel es-Sultan)Liberty Excavation Reports RequirementsINDEX of SitesNOTE: If you do your paper on Jericho you cannot write your Biographical paper on Dame...
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Hezekiah's Tunnel
The author walking through Hezekiah’s Tunnel which was discovered by Edward Robinson in 1838. The tunnel brought water from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, in the Silwan neighbourhood of East...
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