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...

Today begins the final week of our excavation season. We have experienced fantastic results that will soon be published. If you have been...

Today was the final day of Week Three with one more week to go. There were significant finds today. In the early morning we opened two...

In Square A5 (of the main excavation) today was spent articulating and sharpening the edges of each stone in preparation for...

Apologies for the delay in posting. We only worked until mid-morning today and then drove to Jerusalem, returning to Migdal very late and...

Today was a day of small but very significant finds. Sunya, Kathryn and Christopher have joined me in A5. We are currently at the...

Almost 40 new volunteers showed up today to build upon the team of Session One. Quickly we had a major find, a portion of the Byzantine...

Today continued a string of remarkable finds. In our square A5 a marble paver was uncovered in the morning, another indicator that a...

Today was a high point in the season thus far. It began slowly with the cleaning of the Islamic period taboon (oven) before dismantling...

We were greeted this morning with another beautiful sunrise over the Bethsaida Plain and the Golan Heights. This year we have put up a...

Today was a day of new beginnings as we expanded our site. We opened three new squares that represent new promise. In Area C (north of...

Fridays and Saturdays we do not dig. These days are for rest and the opportunity to travel as a group to beautiful sites in the region....

We dig Sunday through Thursday, so today was the end of Week One. It has been a time of tremendous progress. It is hard to believe how...

Day 3 Archaeological work is slow, methodical work. You are intended to excavate the entire square down at the same time (i.e., not dig a...

Today was a day of taking down the walls of the medieval (Crusader) settlement of el Araj in preparation for digging down to the lower...

El Araj Excavations: Week One Day One. This morning we began our fourth season of excavations at el Araj (Bethsaida-Julias). We were...