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Ashkelon

A Summer of Fun and Philistines

Come to Ashkelon this summer and excavate the long buried houses of the Biblical Canaanites and Philistines, all while enjoying the brilliant rays of the Mediterranean sun. After nearly two-and-a-half decades of excavation by Harvard University, the site of Ashkelon—breathtakingly located right on the shores of the Mediterranean—has produced extraordinary finds from the Bronze Age through the Crusader period, including the oldest known arched gateway, the massive ramparts of the Canaanite city, and the remains of the Philistine city utterly destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 604 B.C. This summer, the directors will put you to work uncovering Late Bronze Age houses, Persian villas, the Roman Forum and a Byzantine apartment complex.

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Lawrence E. Stager

Lawrence StagerLawrence E. Stager is Dorot Professor of the Archaeology of Israel at Harvard University, director of the Harvard Semitic Museum and director of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon.

Daniel M. Master

Daniel MasterDaniel M. Master is an associate professor of archaeology at Wheaton College, where he has been on the faculty since 2000. He is co-director of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon.

Dig Directors

Lawrence E. Stager
Daniel M. Master

Geographic Location

Ashkelon, Israel

Dates of Occupation

Early Bronze to Crusader

Dates of the Dig

June 6-July 16, 2010

Minimum Stay

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Application Due

April 2, 2010

Cost

$2900.00 (for full season)

Academic Credit/Cost per Credit/Institution

Yes

Accommodations

-

Contact

Lawrence E. Stager
(617) 495-5756
LeonLevyExpeditiontoAshkelon@ gmail.com
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/ ~semitic/ashkelon/

Open for tours

Yes

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