#1608
2018-03-07
With Clyde Billington
Reviewing archaeology news reported in the latest issue of ARTIFAX, we cover a seal impression (bulla) which has the inscription, "Governor of the City." This conforms to two separate scriptural mentions of the Governor of the City of Jerusalem. This seal impression was found by Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists working in the western wall plaza area, near the Temple Mount. Also in this program, we discuss several reports from Egypt, including a new investigation of King Tut's tomb and the discovery of a void inside of the great pyramid. And finally, a few words about the great work done by Andrews University archaeologists over the past 50 years at the site of Tall Hisban in Jordan.
tags: Jerusalem Heshbon King Tut Western Wall Governor of the City Tall Hisban Andrews University
#1401
2013-11-07
The Western Wall Plaza and the Temple Mount Sifting Project
With Gabriel Barkay
In this continuation of the previous program's discussion, archaeologist Gabriel Barkay discusses recent archaeology done in the Western Wall Plaza area and gives us an update on the Temple Mount Sifting Project.
tags: Temple Mount Western Wall Plaza Sifting Project
#1314
2012-01-25
Jerusalem Cardo and Samaritan Inn
With Prof. Keith Schoville
On our last Holyland Study Tour in 2008 we saw some excavations going on along the western edge of the Western Wall Plaza. We had already had reports of discoveries in that area and finally we have a report on the results of the excavation in the January-February issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. So we discussed the article on this week’s program, along with two more articles in the latest issue: the story of the Good Samaritan Inn Mosaic Museum, and possible evidence for Israel in Egypt that predates the Merneptah stele (More on that to come in the weeks ahead).
tags: Jerusalem Cardo Good Samaritan Merneptah Stele Mosaics