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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.-
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Category Archives: Excavations
Tunnel-vision politics in Jerusalem (cont.)
Tom Powers, a well-known Jerusalem based tour guide, commented on my previous post: This is very helpful for understanding the vaulted vs. slabbed sections of the drain channel, which I had not grasped before (the latter is what is seen … Continue reading
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Anger over Temple Mount report
The State Comptroller has prepared a report on the wanton destruction caused by the Waqf on the Temple Mount, and on Israel’s response. The Committee to Prevent Destruction of Temple Mount Antiquities is up in arms that the lion’s share … Continue reading
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Roman statue discovered in Ashkelon
It doesn’t often happen that the weather helps archaeologists. Haaretz reported that a massive storm caused a collapse along the Ashkelon coast and revealed a statue of a headless woman. The report also has a slide show of the discovery. … Continue reading
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Barclay’s Gate in the Western Wall of the Temple Mount
One of the readers of a previous post drew attention to a Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) photograph of the lintel of Barclay’s Gate. In the caption, we are taken to task for publishing an incorrect interpretation of the lintel in BAR … Continue reading
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Middle Bronze Age Study Group meeting
If you are in Israel and interested in the Middle Bronze Age, you wouldn’t want to miss this conference: Below is the program for the upcoming Middle Bronze Age Study Group, which will be held on December 23rd, 2010, at … Continue reading
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Excavations on Mount Zion
Shimon Gibson, a co-director of the dig on Mount Zion, has launched a fund-raising drive for work on the finds from excavations conducted in the area in the 1970′s. More than thirty years ago major archaeological excavations were conducted on … Continue reading
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More on Solomon’s Mines
This report was in the San Diego news a couple of days ago: Thomas Levy, a UCSD professor of anthropology and Judaic studies, has pioneered three highly sophisticated digging excavations in an area called Khirbat en-Nahas, located in southern Jordan, … Continue reading
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Roman Bathing Pool found in Jerusalem
The discovery of the remains of a bathing pool that may have belonged to a Roman bathhouse has been widely reported. I read about it first in the Jerusalem Post. The original announcement was made by the IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority). Here is … Continue reading
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Controversy about David and Solomon
National Geographic magazine’s feature article for the December 2010 edition is devoted to “David and Solomon – Kings of Controversy” and asks ”Was the Kingdom of David and Solomon a glorious empire—or just a little cow town? It depends on which archaeologist … Continue reading
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King Solomon’s Mines
In a previous post we reported on the copper mines that have been excavated in Jordan. On November 23, 2010, the NOVA program on PBS will be on: Quest for Solomon’s Mines — Archeologists seek the truth about the Bible’s … Continue reading
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