Category Archives: Excavations

Excavations on Mount Zion

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

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

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

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

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

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

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

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

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

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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Ehud Netzer, archeologist who located Herod’s tomb, dies at 76

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

It has just been officially reported that Ehud Netzer has died today. We mourn the passing of Ehud, who has died after a fall at his beloved Herodium on Monday. The archaeologist (and trained architect) most closely identified with the … Continue reading →

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The Ark of the Covenant

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

With the conversion of our slide set, “From Sinai to Sakhra,” into digital format, the complete set of volumes we previously had available is now on disc. Having ourselves followed, in part, the route of the Ark and being intimately … Continue reading →

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Lecture on New finds in Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

In a previous post, we reported on the new archaeological finds in the Jaffa Gate area. If you are in Jerusalem this week (and understand Hebrew!), you may enjoy attending this lecture, which will take place in the Yad Ben … Continue reading →

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More on renovations planned for Jerusalem’s Old City

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

In connection to my previous post, I was interested to see that The Jerusalem Post also reported on the planned underground tunnel and parking lot in the Old City. I’m sure that Jerusalem archaeologists will be pleased with the prospect … Continue reading →

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Will the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem indeed be breached for first time in a century?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

Haaretz has the following report about another planned underground tunnel in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem: A wide-ranging plan for renovation of parts of the Old City of Jerusalem envisions a new gate being broken in … Continue reading →

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