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Yodefat: A Town in Galilee
Illustrated article on this fortress dating from the time of Joshua and its excavations.
When Golan Worshipers Faced South
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=321013
Ha'aretz article about the placement of the historic Golan Heights Ark.
W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
Supports American-led study of the ancient Near East: describes history, staff, fellowship program, and contact information.
The Yaqush Project
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/YAQ/Yaqush.html
Brief description of work at this Early Bronze Age site in the upper Jordan Valley.
The Roman Boat from the Sea of Galilee
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the discovery in 1986 of a boat constructed and used between 100 BCE and 70 CE.
Tel Quasile
http://www.jewishmag.com/23MAG/ARCH/arch.htm
A late Bronze Age and Philistine site in Tel Aviv.
Tel Dan
http://www.campsci.com/iguide/tel_dan.htm
History and archaeology of the northernmost area of Israel.
Tel Aviv Journal of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology
http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/archaeology/publications/pub_telaviv.html
Publishes studies on the history, culture, and archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Includes contents, price and contact information.
Second Temple Synagogues
Donald D. Binder's study of synagogues built before A.D. 70. Texts, illustrations, plans, and descriptions.
Scarlet Symbols Emerge in Israeli Cave
From Science News. Lumps of red ocher excavated near human graves in an Israeli cave indicate that symbolic thinking occurred at least 90,000 years ago, much earlier than archaeologists have traditionally assumed.
Robert Deutsch
http://www.robert-deutsch.com/
Archaeologist and epigraphist: includes bibliography, articles and photographs.
Report on the Zoilos Votive Inscription
http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/orion/programs/Altman/Altman00.shtml
Pre-publication information on the stone tablets unearthed by archaeologists at the Tel-Dan site.
Oil Lamps from the Holy Land
http://www.steve-adler.com/OilLampsMain.htm
The Adler Collection includes more than 1,000 oil lamps, dated from the Bronze Age until the late Islamic Period. The collection represents all of the main types of oil lamps known throughout the periods.
Nahal Tillah Regional Archaeology Project in Israel
http://anthro.ucsd.edu/~tlevy/Archaeology_in_the_Levant/Nahal_Tillah.html
The University of California at San Diego examines the role of early Egyptian civilization in the rise of urban communities in the southern Levant. Aims, staff, publications.
Material Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples
An information database from excavations. Includes images and text.
King David's Tomb
Provides some historical dates, a virtual museum tour, and descriptions and illustrations of artifacts.
Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science
http://www.weizmann.ac.il/kimmel-arch/home.html
Statement, goals, and contact information for the academic department.
Katzrin: A Village in the Golan
Illustrated article describing this ancient Jewish village and its excavations.
Jewish Yad Avshalom Revealed
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=320531
Ha'aretz article on fourth-century inscriptions on one of the walls near the monument.
Israeli Institute of Archaeology
http://www.archeo-logic.com/en/home.html
Information on excavations, surveys and projects.
Israel Antiquities Authority
http://www.antiquities.org.il/
The official site explains its services and policy. Also examples of the country's rich archaeological heritage, news, exhibitions and publications.
Inscriptions from the Land of Israel Peoject
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/Inscriptions/
Seeks to collect and make accessible over the Web all of the previously published inscriptions (and their English translations) from the Land of Israel from the Persian period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE).
Herodium: King Herod's Palace-Fortress
Illustrated article on this palace-fortress built by King Herod, and its excavations.