Gordon Franz reports on his time at the “International Noah and Judi Mountain Symposium” in Sirnak, Turkey. He also provides a summary of a number of the presentations.
On The Book and the Spade this week: “Discovering Dalmanutha” with Ken Dark (direct link).
Norma Franklin believes the Megiddo water system was built during the Middle Bronze Age.
George Athas asks, “What’s New in Biblical Inscriptions?” and he suggests a cautious approach in announcing new discoveries.
An enormous Corinthian capital has been excavated at a temple of Hadrian in western Turkey.
A report in the Belfast Telegraph provides details about the ongoing excavations at Sidon.
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am provide a tour of Gezer.
Before there was writing, there were clay balls. Scholars are trying to decipher the code from objects found in Iran.
Dove Booksellers reports that the retail price is jumping up to $395 for The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology. It’s on sale for $257 until Tuesday (cheaper than Amazon).
HT: Jack Sasson, Joseph Lauer, Explorator
Photo from Eastern and Central Turkey
