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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: Jerusalem
Jerusalem and the Turks
It is a well-known fact that most British people are unaware that they no longer control an empire. Perhaps they can be excused because, although most colonies separated from Britain after the Second World War, the last colony of Hong … Continue reading
First Temple period wall found in Jerusalem – revisited
One of my blog readers, Arthur Chrysler, made the following comments on a previous post, which I would like to share with other blog readers: The Large Tower, explored by Warren and one hundred years later by Dame Kenyon, is … Continue reading
Posted in History, Jerusalem, News, Responses, Temple Mount, Uncategorized
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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
Posted in Excavations, Jerusalem, News
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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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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
Posted in Excavations, History, Jerusalem, News, Research
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The Messiah in the Temple
In a previous report we commented on a new project called The Messiah in the Temple. A lot of progress has been made, especially in developing this new poster: Martin Severin, the project manager wrote: After months of detailed work … Continue reading
Posted in Jerusalem, News, Temple Mount
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The Temple Mount on a bus
Who would have thought to see a reconstruction drawing of the Jerusalem Temple on a bus? Reconstruction drawings usually appear in books, magazines and occasionally on stamps, but on a bus? I don’t normally comment on politics, but this is … 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
Posted in Excavations, Jerusalem, News
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360 degree view of the Double Gate Tunnel
I just found this on Todd Bolen’s blog… a 360 degrees, virtual reality view of the inside of the Al-Aksa Mosque, Dome of the Rock and the underground Double Gate tunnel. When you look at the Double Gate tunnel view, … 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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