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Ritmeyer Archaeological Design began in 1983, producing posters and booklets as a response to the demand for educational materials on the subject of Biblical Archaeology. Since then, it has not only greatly expanded its product range, but grown into a firm that offers consultancy on archaeological background and illustration to groups as diverse as Hollywood movie companies, National Geographic, the ESV Study Bible and the new GLO Bible study computer program.Categories
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Category Archives: Excavations
11th Annual Archaeology Conference, The City of David, Jerusalem
Wished I could attend this exciting open-air archaeological conference in the City of David, but the notification came too late: 11th Annual Archaeology Conference CITY of DAVID Jerusalem, Israel Wednesday September 1, 2010 From 4:00 pm visit new excavation sites … Continue reading
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Jerusalem in the time of Christ – New CD-Rom
Conveniently timed to coincide with the beginning of the academic year, our new CD-Rom is now available. We promised to bring out our immensely popular slide set, “Jerusalem in 30 A.D.”, in digital format and we hope you will be … Continue reading
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Israel Government buries Temple Mount report
The Jerusalem Post has a follow-up on Sunday’s article on the Temple Mount report, as reported in our previous post: Comptroller Temple Mount report stays behind closed doors It reminded me of a volunteer who found a camel’s tooth on … Continue reading
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Has King Herod lost his claim to the Hippicus Tower?
Joe Lauer alerted me to two recent reports, one that announces that “King Herod has lost his claim to being the original contractor of certain ancient structures in the area” and another that reports about “Revelations of an ever-changing past”. … Continue reading
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Protest over Western Wall Museum
Archaeologists are up in arms against the planning of a new Museum at the western side of the plaza area. See this report in Haaretz. Some, like Yoram Tsafrir, are dead against it, while others, such as Uzi Dahari and … Continue reading
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Visit to Turkey
Apologies for my failure to blog in recent months. A research visit to Turkey and its subsequent recording, together with protracted happy family celebrations, account for this. Hope to make the results of our research available for educational use in … Continue reading
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GLO Easter Experience
The new digital GLO Bible illustrates the events surrounding the Passion Week of Jesus Christ with samples of the media that accompanies scripture. Some of the reconstructions and animated maps that are shown are based on designs by Ritmeyer Archaeological … Continue reading
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First Temple period wall found in Jerusalem
It was reported this morning by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Arutz 7 that “a section of an ancient city wall of Jerusalem from the 10th century bce—possibly built by King Solomon—has been revealed in archaeological excavations directed … Continue reading
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Confirmed: David was king in Jerusalem
It has been reported that “Professor Gershon Galil of the department of biblical studies at the University of Haifa has deciphered an inscription dating from the 10th century BCE (the period of King David’s reign), and has shown that this … Continue reading
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Leprosy in Jerusalem
In 1994 my archaeologist-wife Kathleen and I wrote an article in Biblical Archaeology Review (Nov/Dec 1994) called “Akeldama – Potter’s Field or Priestly Cemetery?” Akaldama is mentioned in the Bible as a burial place for strangers, bought with the money … Continue reading
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