Category Archives: Preparing for the Field

Digging Gezer, 2007, Preparing for the Field — Part 3

The Possibility of a Scandal:        The Relationship between  Religion and Israeli Archaeology

June 15, 2007 – 9:40 pm | By Stephen Rives | Posted in Archaeology, Gezer, Preparing for the Field | Comments (1)

Digging Gezer, 2007; Preparing for the Field — Part 2

The Power of Archaeology Before I explain why I dig at Gezer, first I have to set the dilemma. Given a feel for life on a dig, then the question is ready to be asked: Why Dig Gezer.

June 15, 2007 – 12:50 pm | By Stephen Rives | Posted in Archaeology, Gezer, Preparing for the Field | Comments (0)

Digging Gezer, 2007; Preparing for the Field — Part 1

The Tel Gezer Expedition is returning to Israel this summer to continue our quest for the Historical Solomon. That’s a rather simplified statement of our mission, but every journey starts somewhere, and as you try to imagine why we are going back to Israel, Solomon is a good reference point.

June 6, 2007 – 1:26 am | By Stephen Rives | Posted in Gezer, Preparing for the Field | Comments (1)