Tiberias 2008
This month I would like to write a few lines about the excavations that are beginning at Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. This is the fifth and last season for excavations on the outskirts of the modern city of Tiberias.
The image above is one of Herod's throne room in the Tiberias palace
The view of the Galilee is spectacular from the excavation site.
The past four year’s excavations have uncovered what Dr. Yizhar Hirschfield described as “Herod’s palace” in Tiberias and the ancient entrance to the city of Tiberias as well as other structures. The excavations were being led by Dr. Yizhar Hirschfield, a noted Israeli archaeology. But unfortunately, Dr. Hirschfield died on the last day of excavations in 2006.
The excavations will resume March 8 and continue through April 3, 2008, under the direction of current project co-directors Shulamit Miller and Anna de Vincenz. The entire excavation program falls under the auspices of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
This is their last season for excavations in this area, and they hope to tie up all the loose ends from the previous years’ excavations.
Their website can be found at:
http://www.tiberiasexcavation.com/
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