Luke Chandler is volunteering at the excavations on the northern side of the Elah Valley and he briefly notes a few items of interest:
- An early Iron Age inscription has been discovered.
- This may be the final season of excavating Khirbet Qeiyafa.
- The excavators have identified the next site they wish to excavate.
- Chandler has also has posted a series of photos from the first week of the dig.
Don’t miss his great photo of a sling stone!
Excavations near western gate of Khirbet Qeiyafa
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2 thoughts on “Updates from the Khirbet Qeiyafa Excavation”
I didn't realize they were almost done excavating? I thought they had a long ways to go before they were done?
It's essentially a single period site (except in the center) and they've reached bedrock in many places. There's no reason to excavate the entire site. It's better to save some for future excavations.