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Archaeology

serapha

Refugee
Hi there...
:)

Is anyone here? Does archaeology fall under anthropology on this forum? I'm new and this is my first posting. I have a passion for biblical archaeology and I'm STILL working on a degree in Bible.

Anyone here been to Israel to excavate? What to share notes, learning experiences?



~serapha~
 

kai

ragamuffin
hello and welcome i am not an archeaologist but it has been a passion of mine since a child , particularly the amarna period . biblical archeaology i am not to sure of, perhaps you could explain a little of what you would like to dig or what you think has already been dug to place tthe history of the middle east in the bible
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
I'm interested, too. I've never been to a dig, but a friend of mine is working at Philippi or will be there soon. I do my archaeology, like Indiana Jones, from the library.
 

serapha

Refugee
I'm interested, too. I've never been to a dig, but a friend of mine is working at Philippi or will be there soon. I do my archaeology, like Indiana Jones, from the library.

Hi there...

:)

You have a friend excavating at Philippi? In Greece? I was there in November, I learned so much. I wasn't excavating, just traveling.

I excavate in Israel. That is by I like the biblical aspect of archaeology.

As for the library, about 80% of the work is research in the library, and only maybe 20% of the time is in excavating. That's why there are so many excavations which have not been published.


~serapha~
 

serapha

Refugee
hello and welcome i am not an archeaologist but it has been a passion of mine since a child , particularly the amarna period . biblical archeaology i am not to sure of, perhaps you could explain a little of what you would like to dig or what you think has already been dug to place tthe history of the middle east in the bible

HI there...

:)

The excavations at Amarna have been productive for history, for linguistics, and other substanial studies. In biblical archaeology, they record communication with Jerusalem and also the Habiru.



~serapha~
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
Hi there...

:)

You have a friend excavating at Philippi? In Greece? I was there in November, I learned so much. I wasn't excavating, just traveling.

I excavate in Israel. That is by I like the biblical aspect of archaeology.

As for the library, about 80% of the work is research in the library, and only maybe 20% of the time is in excavating. That's why there are so many excavations which have not been published.


~serapha~

Which dig are you with? I've heard that Israel is proactive in preventing fundamentalist Christians from excavating anything there, but I do see groups from Southwestern Baptist Seminary attaching themselves to trips from other schools... etc.

I have no interest in getting in the dirt. :D
 
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