Contents • January / February 2009
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ON THE COVER: Volunteer Nicolette Wheeler of Cornerstone University carefully reveals a rare 12th-century Philistine hydria at Ashkelon. This photo won our online cover contest with 3,903 votes.
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Features
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Our annual guide to excavations tells you which digs are looking for volunteers, how you could win a scholarship to fund your experience, and some of the hi-tech tools that you might use while you’re there.
GIS in Archaeology
Scholarship Winners 2008
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By Hershel Shanks
In his first season at a new site, the Hebrew University’s Yossi Garfinkel excavated a prize find. But he won’t let the public see the inscription. He will tell you, however, about another amazing discovery that may have a major impact in the world of Biblical archaeology: a fortified Judahite city from the time of King David!
In the Valley of Elah
By Ehud Netzer
The Antonia fortress was one of Herod the Great’s first building projects, and it is likely where Paul was imprisoned in Jerusalem, as told in the Book of Acts. But exactly where was it located? Herodian expert Ehud Netzer explains that the Antonia extended onto the Temple Mount itself, and from here soldiers were able to defend and control the people of Jerusalem.
By Nadav Na’aman
The 14th-century B.C.E. archive of Egyptian cuneiform tablets known as the Amarna letters paints a picture of a thriving network of Canaanite city-states that had sophisticated diplomatic relations with Egypt in the Late Bronze Age. The problem is that archaeological excavations at the Canaanite sites reveal only meager remains from this period. Nadav Na’aman explains how the historical record and archaeological record must complement each other to create a fully balanced picture of ancient history. His insights have particular relevance to the history of Jerusalem.
By Tallay Ornan
In the ancient world, childbirth was cause for great joy and tremendous fear—doubly so for a prospective mother of twins. Recently discovered in Israel’s Revadim Quarry, a Late Bronze Age terracotta plaque graphically illustrates the anxiety of a woman expecting twins—and served as a prayer for protection against the dangers of pregnancy.
Departments
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By Dorothy D. Resig
BAR—The Next Generation
Blasphemy
Mix and Blend
Simply “Sign”
Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revisited
The Messiah Son of Joseph
Breaking the Trend of Biblical “Breaking News”
By Craig A. Evans
The Value of Experience
By Oded Borowski
Itching to Sojourn in Tiberias
Mosaics as History by G.W. Bowersock
Dame Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up the Holy Land by Miriam C. Davis
Syria
Forgery Case Collapses
Israeli judge suggests that charges be dropped.
BAR Editor Charged with Pivotal Role in Fraud and Forgery
Yuval Goren says his suspicions are confirmed.
Gold-Plated Building Stone Found Near Temple Mount
More evidence of the Roman destruction of the Holy City in 70 A.D.
Reminder: Prizes Offered for ASOR Papers
Submit entries for two $10,000 prizes.
High Priest Inscription Found in Jerusalem
Sarcophagus once held the “son of the high priest.”
The True Face of Julius Caesar?
Bust discovered in France reveals ordinary features.
Scrolls’ Scribe and Sectarian Spaces
More clues about the origin of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
In History
How Many?
What Is It?
In Their Own Words
Peter Machinist
Milestones
Michele Piccirillo (1944–2008)
Richard J. Scheuer (1917–2008)
In History
Special Collections
Tutankhamun
Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Protecting the Word
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