by Dr. John DeLancey | Jun 30, 2014 | Archaeology
Monday, June 30 (Day 6 of Dig) It was a new week of digging and this meant getting up at 4:30 a.m. Boarding the bus at 5 and arriving on the site, we once again climb the tel. This time our destination was our new area, Area O. With the grids already marked off and...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jun 27, 2014 | Archaeology
Friday, June 27 (Day 3 of Dig) 4:30 came early today, but with a new excitement what our new area will yield. Climbing the tel again by 4:45 even before the sun rose to the east above the majestic Mt. Hermon, we went directly to our new area, “Areo O.” Yesterday a...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jun 26, 2014 | Archaeology
Thursday, June 26 (Day 2 of Dig) With a 4:30 wake-up again, we ventured off in the dark to the site again this morning, wondering what the day would bring. Once again upon arriving at the site, we ascended to Area C. A few cows, including a bull, greeted us as we...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jun 25, 2014 | Archaeology
Wednesday, June 25 (opening day of dig) The alarm clock sounded at 4:20 a.m. The three of us who are sharing a room readied ourselves by 4:55 to catch the bus to the site at 5 a.m. By 5:15 we are on the site of Abel Beit Maacah! After a brief orientation and tour...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Jun 24, 2014 | Archaeology
The first day of the Abel Beit Maacah excavation begins tomorrow! We’ve had a great three days exploring sites “off the beaten path.” We have been assigned to help in opening a new area (“Area C”). It will be exciting to begin the dig....
