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Important finds:
House of David stele, Middle Bronze Age mudbrick gate, Israelite High Place, "tree of life" monument, bilingual "God who is in Dan" inscription Goals for 2006 season: We will continue digging in Area B, into the Iron II and Iron I levels, to complete the architectural plans and enhance our ability to carry out spatial analysis of houses and neighborhoods, to understand lifestyle, economy, social identity (ethnicity) and political organization. We are especially interested in retrieving carbonized grain from the Strata V and IVA destruction levels and to submit them for C14 dating (we have dates from wood, but the wood might already have been old when the town was destroyed). We will also open a new area in the center of the site, where we should encounter 7th-6th cent. BCE levels immediately beneath the surface. Here we are interested in the demise of Dan's settlement at the end of the Iron Age, perhaps the Babylonians were responsible. We will also be emphasizing "household archaeology" here. Field trips Banias, Amrit Temple, Nimrod's castle, Snir River Trail, Maayan Baruch Museum, Hazor, Ateret Fortress, Lake Hula Swamps, Beit Ussishkin Visitor Center Prices Registration: $75 (deadline April 1, 2006, candidates who are not accepted will be have this fee returned) 1 week (without weekend) $350 2 weeks (one weekend) $700 3 weeks (two weekends) $1000 4 weeks (three weekends) $1250 5 weeks (four weekends) $1500 Excavation Directors: Dr. David Ilan, Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Jerusalem and Dr. Nili Fox, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. Conditions and amenities Minimum 1 week, residence at Mt. Hermon Field school: generally 2 volunteers per room, a/c, laundry, internet access, hiking trails, home cinema, nearby swimming pool and grocery store (5 minute drive up the hill). Field trips will take place one afternoon each week, for an additional fee ($25; included for students paying tuition). Weekend trips can be organized upon request. |
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