The Israelite/Proto-Aeolic Capital
Dr. Mazar discusses an important find from the Ophel Excavation, 2012: The Royal Israelite, or Proto-Aeolic Capital.
uncovering ancient Jerusalem
Dr. Mazar discusses an important find from the Ophel Excavation, 2012: The Royal Israelite, or Proto-Aeolic Capital.
HWAC dig volunteers Elizabeth Blondeau and Douglas Culpepper continue in our interview series, putting some of the other diggers and staff on the Ophel Excavation dig site in front of the camera. Here is part 2–stay tuned for further installments.
HWAC dig volunteers Elizabeth Blondeau and Callum Wood kick off a series of interviews, putting some of the other diggers and staff on the Ophel Excavation dig site in front of the camera. Here is part 1–stay tuned for further installments.
Meet Ruth Ribak, Ophel Excavation Restoration Expert. In this video, Ribak explains the process she goes through to reconstruct some of the pottery found on the dig.
Once excavators reach remains from the First Temple Period, all the dirt is carefully dry sifted and then wet sifted. In Area A several floor layers also emerged in November.
All of our photos from October have now been added to the galleries!
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Dig volunteers demonstrate the process of dry sifting and talk about what it’s like to work on the dig. At the end of October, workers in Area A uncovered a scarab beetle from the 10th Century, B.C.E. The scarab was used to seal letters and is of Egyptian design. Dr. Eilat Mazar theorizes, “We know King Solomon married an Egyptian princess. Was it hers?”
