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The 2013 Khirbet Qeiyafa Excavation – Day #1
We’ve begun the final season of work at Khirbet Qeiyafa. Here are some photos with brief descriptions of what’s going on. Prof. Yossi Garfinkel giving an overview of the site to the dig volunteers....
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A Palace of David Discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa?
The latest big archaeological news is the press announcement that a Palace of King David has been discovered in the Judean foothills at Khirbet Qeiyafa, a city dating to the time of his reign. Besides...
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Photos from Lachish (part 1)
My group of 13 people arrived safely in Israel and are in the middle of our first week with the new archaeological excavation at Lachish. Internet problems prevented updates on our activities and finds...
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The Tel Lachish Excavation: Field Report from Week 1
We have almost finished the first excavation week and have already (quickly!) found notable things. The first week in an archaeological dig can often be slow. One has to remove topsoil and gradually...
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An ancient grinding stone perfectly designed for a woman’s hand
We finished our first week of the Tel Lachish excavation with some nice finds, including the perfectly-designed grinding stone shown in the video below. Women’s hands in the Late Bronze age (ca....
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Why a Fourth archaeological expedition to Lachish?
Why undertake a fourth archaeological expedition at Tel Lachish? This is a good question since this site has been previously excavated over a number years, most recently in 1994. What does our new...
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Archaeology: an Ancient Destruction Layer at Lachish
One of the most exciting things to find on an archaeological dig is a destruction layer. A city level destroyed by fire tends to produce rich finds. Valuable things are trapped under ash and debris...
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Lachish Field Report #2: Ancient Jewelry, a Scarab, and more
Today was a very good day at the Tel Lachish archaeological excavation. Our volunteers discovered gold jewelry from the Late Bronze Age plus an Egyptian scarab that may be inscribed with a Pharaoh’s...
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New Gate Discovered at Tel Lachish
Prof. Yosef Garfinkel states that current excavations at Tel Lachish have discovered a new, earlier entrance to the city on the northeast side of the tel. This is the opposite side of the mound from...
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Location of the new gates at Tel Lachish
Here is a photo showing the northeast corner of Lachish, where Garfinkel has identified new entrances to the ancient city. These entrances are on the opposite side of the site from the late Iron Age...
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Update and photos re: newly-discovered Lachish entrance(s)
This post has some clarifications on the entrance architecture uncovered at Tel Lachish this season. I described the entrances as “gates” but the excavators prefer a different term for one of them....
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Presentation on Tel Lachish Excavation near Tampa, FL
For anyone in the Tampa area, I will be making a presentation this Sunday evening (Aug. 17th) at 5:30pm on the archaeological excavations at Tel Lachish. See what was discovered in this biblical city...
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Things learned from Yossi Garfinkel’s presentations in Tampa
We enjoyed a pleasant visit from Yossi Garfinkel Tuesday evening on the Florida College campus. He gave a lecture on Khirbet Qeiyafa to a full auditorium plus a summary of the first Tel Lachish season...
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Presentation on Lachish at Florida College Lectureship
I will be making a presentation this Thursday, February 5th, at 9:00am on Illuminating Biblical Kingdoms: The New Excavations at Lachish. This is part of an annual Lectureship at Florida College, near...
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2015 Season at Lachish Begins
The new archaeological season has begun at the biblical Lachish, the second city of the Kingdom of Judah. Lachish played roles in geopolitics, conspiracy, assassination, and was a key objective for...
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Tidbits from the Tel: The 2015 Dig at Lachish
Busy day with the excavation, but with some nice discoveries. We have nearly completed our first week at this year’s archaeological dig. Here are a few highlights. First, the new ancient gate. Dig...
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New Discoveries at Tel Lachish – June 29th Edition
We discovered some nice things at biblical Lachish over the past two days of excavation. Here are photos of some of them. I will start with a typical oil lamp from Old Testament times. Scorching is...
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A First Step in Archaeological Excavation (Video)
A short video intro to one aspect of excavation. “You call this archaeology?” – Henry Jones, Sr. Here is the result. (I only deserve partial credit. Steve Braman worked on this with me.) One of the...
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Image of Fertility Goddess Unearthed at Lachish
A clay image of a Canaanite fertility goddess was unearthed in my square the other day. Yossi Garfinkel granted permission to post this photo of the find. A late bronze fertility goddess discovered at...
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My Interview by Randy McCracken
Randy McCracken recently interviewed me. What is it like to be on a dig? What are the most difficult and rewarding parts of that experience? What is the most exciting thing I’ve ever discovered? Read...
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