Web Directory

» An Exploration in Early Pastoral Nomadism
   Details excavations at the Camel site and explores potentials for an archaeology of pastoralism.
   http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/backdirt/Spr00/rosen.html

» Archaeologists Uncover 12,000-year-old Settlement
   Article from the Age reporting the discovery of a 12,000-year-old neolithic settlement west of Jerusalem.
   http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/01/1059480520876.html

» Archaeology at the Israel Museum
   This museum in Jerusalem provides online exhibitions and an illustrated catalog of its collections from prehistory until the thirteenth century.
   http://www.imj.org.il/eng/archaeology/index.html

» Archeological Sites in Israel
   An illustrated gazetteer from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
   http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Archaeological+Sites+in+Israel+-+Introduction.htm

» Beit She'arim: The Jewish Necropolis of the Roman Period
   An illustrated description from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this town founded in the reign of King Herod, with its many tombs and catacombs.
   http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Beit%20She-arim%20-%20The%20Jewish%20necropolis%20of%20the%20Roman

» Bibliography of Archaeological Excavations in the Southern Levant
   Database of scholarly literature from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.
   http://library.weber.edu/cm/wkotter/baesl.cfm?bhcp=1

» Cave of the Warrior, Wadi el-Makkukh
   An exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History 1998: includes illustrated description of artifacts found.
   http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/cave/index.html

» Earliest Fire Sheds Light on Hominids
   Nature article on ancient hearths unearthed in Israel considered to be nearly 800 millennia old.
   http://www.nature.com/nsu/040426/040426-16.html

» Early Man Had Mining in Mind
   From Nature, an Israeli research team has caught our ancestors in the act of learning to mine raw materials for tools.
   http://www.nature.com/nsu/040517/040517-4.html

» Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years
   Brief article from the BBC News about principal plant foods eaten by the people at Ohalo.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3826731.stm

» From Archaeology to Archaeometry and Back
   Describes the work of Hebrew University professor Jan Gunneweg on the archaeology of Israel and the eastern Mediterranean.
   http://pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il/~msjan/archaeom.html

» Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology
   Describes academic programs, staff, excavation, research projects, library and collections.
   http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/english/units.php?cat=815&incat=0

» Herodian
   Brief article by Jay Levinson in The Jewish Magazine describes this fortified palace located 15 kilometers south of Yerushalayim. With photos.
   http://www.jewishmag.com/93mag/herodian/herodian.htm

» Herodium: King Herod's Palace-Fortress
   Illustrated article on this palace-fortress built by King Herod, and its excavations.
   http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Herodium%20-%20King%20Herod-s%20Palace-Fortress

» Inscriptions from the Land of Israel Peoject
   Seeks to collect and make accessible over the Web all of the previously published inscriptions (and their English translations) from the Land of Israel from the Persian period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE).
   http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/Inscriptions/

» Israel Antiquities Authority
   The official site explains its services and policy. Also examples of the country's rich archaeological heritage, news, exhibitions and publications.
   http://www.antiquities.org.il/

» Israeli Institute of Archaeology
   Information on excavations, surveys and projects.
   http://www.archeo-logic.com/en/home.html

» Jewish Yad Avshalom Revealed
   Ha'aretz article on fourth-century inscriptions on one of the walls near the monument.
   http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=320531

» Katzrin: A Village in the Golan
   Illustrated article describing this ancient Jewish village and its excavations.
   http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Katzrin%20-%20A%20Village%20in%20the%20Golan

» Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science
   Statement, goals, and contact information for the academic department.
   http://www.weizmann.ac.il/kimmel-arch/home.html

» King David's Tomb
   Provides some historical dates, a virtual museum tour, and descriptions and illustrations of artifacts.
   http://www.davidstomb.com/

» Material Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples
   An information database from excavations. Includes images and text.
   http://www.bu.edu/anep/

» Nahal Tillah Regional Archaeology Project in Israel
   The University of California at San Diego examines the role of early Egyptian civilization in the rise of urban communities in the southern Levant. Aims, staff, publications.
   http://anthro.ucsd.edu/~tlevy/Archaeology_in_the_Levant/Nahal_Tillah.html

» Oil Lamps from the Holy Land
   The Adler Collection includes more than 1,000 oil lamps, dated from the Bronze Age until the late Islamic Period. The collection represents all of the main types of oil lamps known throughout the periods.
   http://www.steve-adler.com/OilLampsMain.htm

» Report on the Zoilos Votive Inscription
   Pre-publication information on the stone tablets unearthed by archaeologists at the Tel-Dan site.
   http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/orion/programs/Altman/Altman00.shtml

» Robert Deutsch
   Archaeologist and epigraphist: includes bibliography, articles and photographs.
   http://www.robert-deutsch.com

» Scarlet Symbols Emerge in Israeli Cave
   From Science News. Lumps of red ocher excavated near human graves in an Israeli cave indicate that symbolic thinking occurred at least 90,000 years ago, much earlier than archaeologists have traditionally assumed.
   http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/4395/title/Stone_Age_Code_Red_Scarlet_symbols_emerge_in_Israeli_cave

» Second Temple Synagogues
   Donald D. Binder's study of synagogues built before A.D. 70. Texts, illustrations, plans, and descriptions.
   http://www.pohick.org/sts/

» Tel Aviv Journal of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology
   Publishes studies on the history, culture, and archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Includes contents, price and contact information.
   http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/archaeology/publications/pub_telaviv.html

» Tel Dan
   History and archaeology of the northernmost area of Israel.
   http://www.campsci.com/iguide/tel_dan.htm

» Tel Quasile
   A late Bronze Age and Philistine site in Tel Aviv.
   http://www.jewishmag.com/23MAG/ARCH/arch.htm

» The Roman Boat from the Sea of Galilee
   The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the discovery in 1986 of a boat constructed and used between 100 BCE and 70 CE.
   http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Archaeological%20Sites%20in%20Israel%20-%20The%20Roman%20Boat%20fr

» The Yaqush Project
   Brief description of work at this Early Bronze Age site in the upper Jordan Valley.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/YAQ/Yaqush.html

» W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
   Supports American-led study of the ancient Near East: describes history, staff, fellowship program, and contact information.
   http://www.aiar.org/

» When Golan Worshipers Faced South
   Ha'aretz article about the placement of the historic Golan Heights Ark.
   http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=321013

» Yodefat: A Town in Galilee
   Illustrated article on this fortress dating from the time of Joshua and its excavations.
   http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Yodefat%20-%20A%20Town%20in%20Galilee