Dig at Tel Kabri, Israel

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For those interested in Aegean material found outside the Aegean, come
dig with us at Tel Kabri this summer! An extraordinary opportunity to
participate in the excavation of the palace that is still largely
unexplored!

The 2009 season at Tel Kabri, sponsored by Haifa University and The
George Washington University and co-directed by Assaf Yasur-Landau and
Eric H. Cline, will run from Sunday, June 21 until Thursday, July 30,
split into two three-week sessions (June 21-July 9 and July 12-30).
Volunteers can come for one or the other session (or both), must be in
good physical condition between the ages of 18 and 120, and must be
willing to live and work in close proximity to other team members.
College credit is available through The George Washington University.

Tel Kabri, located in the western Galilee region of modern Israel and
now a short drive from Acco and Nahariyya, was the center of a
Canaanite polity during the Middle Bronze Age. Excavations conducted
from 1986-1993 revealed the remains of a palace dating to the Middle
Bronze period (ca. 2000-1550 BCE). Within the building were discovered
an Aegean-style floor and Aegean-style wall paintings.

Our preliminary excavations have shown that the palace is at least
twice as large as previously thought, with much still remaining to be
excavated. Our 2009 season will focus on continued excavation of the
palace, with the goal of investigating its life cycle, from humble
beginnings to its destruction three centuries later. In particular, we
will concentrate our efforts on exploring the private rooms of the
elite of the palace and searching for the palace’s kitchen.

We will be staying at Kibbutz Lohame HaGetaot, a ten-minute drive from
the site. Rooms are air-conditioned, each with their own telephones,
color televisions, and kitchenettes; each fits three-four volunteers.
The kibbutz has a swimming pool and a grocery store which we are
welcome to use, as well as a dining hall in which we will eat lunch
every work day. Dinner will be a catered affair, with food brought
from Nahariyya or Acco each evening.

The field school, which can be taken for credit, will include
workshops on methods in field archaeology, ancient pottery of the
Levant, and lectures on the history and archaeology of the region by
guest scholars.

This is a great way to gain field experience. Note that students who
already have previous field experience will be considered for
supervisorial positions and are encouraged to apply.

For more information and a preliminary application, go to
http://digkabri.wordpress.com/

Eric H. Cline, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures
Associate Professor of Classics and of Anthropology (Ancient History
and Archaeology)
The George Washington University, 345 Phillips Hall, 801 22nd St. NW,
Washington, D.C. 20052
Tel: (202) 994-0316, Fax: (202) 994-2156; Email: ehc...@gwu.edu
Web Pages: http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/

Undergraduate Advisor, GWU Archaeology Majors
Associate Director (USA), The Megiddo Expedition: http://megiddo.tau.ac.il/
Co-Director, Tel Kabri Project: http://digkabri.wordpress.com/