Category Archives: History

Iran from the air

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

Received this from Jack Sasson [agade]: The full length documentary “Baadeh Sabaah ” [Lover's Wind, Vent des Amoureux, 1970]  by the late French filmmaker, Albert La Morisse [1922-1970], has been posted online in Persian and English. It runs 70.57 minutes. The documentary was  mostly shot from a helicopter and … Continue reading →

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Where is Rachel’s Tomb? – the Biblical perspective

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

This is a question which used to be debated by scholars, but is now used by politicians to delegitimise the Jewish claim to Rachel’s Tomb, as reported in a previous post. The Palestinians are trying to deny that the disputed … Continue reading →

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Battling for the Holy Places

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

In response to my previous post, Joe Zias, physical anthropologist, who worked for many years for the Israel Antiquities Authority, wrote concerning Rachel’s Tomb: Check out photographs at Yad Ben Tsvi lib. to see Islamic graves surrounding the site up … Continue reading →

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Ancient Near East Evening Lectures at Cambridge University

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

An interesting series of Ancient Near East Evening Lectures will be given at Cambridge University on Tuesdays @ 5pm. Location: Seminar Room, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3ER, UK. Michaelmas Term, 2010 26th … 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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Mamre and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

Israel National News, Arutz Sheva, reported today that the site of Mamre near Hebron has been visited recently and may be opened soon. The site is mentioned three times in Genesis, in chapters 13,14, and 18. This is where Abraham settled … 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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Jaffa Gate Moat in Jerusalem

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

A reader of a previous post asked a question about the breaching of the city wall near the Jaffa Gate: Are you sure about the Jaffa Gate? Every other source I’ve read says that the the wall was breached between … 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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New plans for expanding the Western Wall Plaza near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

In a previous report we wrote about plans to construct an underground elevator to make the western access to the Western Wall Plaza easier for the disabled. Now a different and much larger tunnel is planned to access the Western … Continue reading →

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