Wye River People-to-People Heritage Project
This joint Israeli-Palestinian heritage program, funded by the United States Department of State Wye River People-to-People Program (2001-2005), focused on the preservation of shared heritage
This joint Israeli-Palestinian heritage program, funded by the United States Department of State Wye River People-to-People Program (2001-2005), focused on the preservation of shared heritage
The ruins of Qazyon are located in the eastern Upper Galilee, about one kilometer north of Meroth. Historical information concerning them is scant. The remains
The aqueduct of Nahal Bet Ha-‘Emeq was discovered by the Western Galilee Team of the Archaeological Survey of Israel in the 1970’s and a section
Wide range excavations in Jerusalem were conducted by Prof. Ronny Reich on behalf of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology together with his partner, Eli Shukron
During 2005 an unusual project was conducted with the cooperation of the Institute for Galilean Archaeology of the University of Rochester. Financed by the Galileo
Ein Hilu is a Chalcolithic site located in the Jordan Valley 15 km south of Beth Shan. Dr. S. Bar leads the excavations of the
The two sites are located in the Jordan valley. Built at the bottom of a rocky hill, each represents a large elliptic temenos enclosed by
The first excavations at Tel Akko, one of the largest sites in Israel took place in the 1970′ s and 1980′ s under the direction
Excavations at this fortified site located in central Israel and dated to the early Iron Age, exposed architecture influenced by the western Mediterranean ‘Nuraghic’ style.
Unlike other sites, where the archaeologist knows what he is excavating – a house, a room, a wall or other structure – the structure on
One of the longest occupation sequences is found at Tabun cave, spanning some three-quarters of a million years. The transition from Lower to Middle Palaeoilithic
A prehistoric cave on the southern Carmel. Prof. Dani Nadel & Dr. G. Lengyel will lead the second season of the renewed excavations at the
The Ohalo II fisher-hunter-gatherers’ submerged camp was found in 1989 after a long drought, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Dated by 14C
Giv’at Kipod is a basalt hill on the eastern margins of the Menashe Hills, some 20 km south of the city of Haifa was discovered
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