Friday, January 23, 2009

Ashkelon Dig Site

Ashkelon is a city on the Israel Mediterranean coast just north of Gaza. It was first settled by the Canaanite people About 4,000 BC and by 1300 BC was a well developed city with mud brick walls  and arched gates.


This is a picture of my dig site in 1999 and the Canaanite tombs that I worked in are over the edge and about 45 feet down. This was a wonderful place to dig and the seven weeks I spent there were not enough.

Still trying to work out posting pictures on blogger.

3 comments:

  1. This looks amazing...and so is your new blog! I have been basically not strong enough to read and type comments, but I'm here now, LOL!

    Congrats on your new "Digs!"

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  2. Love Archaeology. Shall visit often.

    Do specialise in any particular area or time?

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