Proverbs 31 Woman and Ancient Fabric

With Clyde Billington

The 2600-year old seal of a woman of Jerusalem was recently found in the Givati Car Park archaeological excavation, which prompted the first part of the discussion on this program. We also discussed ancient fabrics and ancient seeds found in another excavation at Timna, and what they may be able to tell us about life in biblical times. Our final item was a comparative test of survey archaeology methods: walking the field vs. satellite archaeology.

tags: Seal Survey Archaeology fabric seeds

Samaria Hills Survey

With Adam Zertal

The second part of our 1993 interview with Adam Zertal focuses on Zertal's survey archaeology in the hills of Samaria, and it's Exodus connection.

tags: Exodus Israelites Samaria Survey

Huqoq and Bethsaida

With Clyde Billington

Continuing our review of recent discoveries in Biblical archaeology as reported in the summer issue of ARTIFAX magazine we discuss with professor Clyde Billington the discovery of curious mosaics at a Byzantine synagogue at Huqoq, and a shovel survey of what some archaeologists believe may be the real site of the biblical Bethsaida, Khirbet el-Araj.

tags: Mosaics Huqoq Bethsaida Samson Alexander the Great Khirbet el-Araj

Megiddo & Shiloh and Survey Archaeology

With Israel Finkelstein

In this archival interview from 1993, we talked about reasons for Finkelstein's soon-to-begin excavation of Megiddo, which continues 20 years later, as well as his work at the Old Testament site of Shiloh.

tags: Israel Finkelstein Survey Archaeology Megiddo Shiloh

The Tomb of Pharaoh's Daughter

With Prof. Clyde Billington

The tombs located in the Kidron Valley and the Hinnom Valley around the Old City of Jerusalem have all been surveyed but many have not been given detailed scrutiny. On this program, we look at the details about one particular tomb, as reported in the January-February 2013 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review.

tags: Jerusalem Tombs