Ambassador University invites members to participate in archaeological excavations at Tel Hazor in Israel this summer.
Since 1990 Ambassador University has participated with Hebrew University of Jerusalem in excavating the ancient biblical city of Hazor.
The excavation is designed to immerse participants in biblical archaeology. If you are interested in the history, geography and archaeology of the Bible, you will benefit by participating in this excavation.
Hazor is the largest biblical-era site in Israel, covering about 200 acres. The population of the city in the second millennium is estimated to be about 20,000, making it the largest city in the region.
Testimony as to the size and importance of Hazor has been revealed in documents found at distant sites such as Mari on the Euphrates, which traded with Hazor in tin, silver, gold and precious stones.
At the end of the 13th century B.C.E. the city was burned and destroyed. According to the biblical account this was during the military campaigns of the Israelites led by Joshua, who refers to it as "Hazor, head of all those kingdoms" (Joshua 11:10).
The site was resettled by the Israelites and destroyed again during the Assyrian conquest of the kingdom of Israel.
This seventh season of renewed excavations will focus on Israelite and Canaanite strata in the upper city.
A Canaanite high place and a large palace are currently under investigation, as well as Israelite private and administrative buildings.
Impressive works of art, including the largest Late Bronze Age deity statue ever discovered in Israel and several cuneiform tablets, have been uncovered in the past six seasons.
Hazor is in the Galilee about five kilometers north of Rosh Pinnah. Staff and volunteers stay at Gesher House in the city of Safed during the excavation season. No previous excavation experience is necessary.
The Selz Foundation Hazor Excavations in Memory of Yigael Yadin are directed by Amnon Ben-Tor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The season is divided into two three-week sessions--June 23-July 12 (Session 1) and July 14-Aug. 2 (Session 2). The Ambassador University expedition will be there for the first session.
You can earn three or six semester hours of academic credit in Anthropology 480 (Archaeological Field Work) at Ambassador University.
Through participation in the excavation in Session 1, you can earn three semester hours of credit.
If you are accepted for both Session 1 and Session 2, you can earn a maximum of six semester hours.
The cost of participation is $220 per week, which includes room and board (including full weekend board), lectures and field trips.
Local transportation, touring and travel to Israel is not included. Volunteers are responsible for their own travel arrangements to and from Israel.
Individuals who would like to pursue an introductory course in biblical archaeology at Ambassador University may enroll in Theology 230 Introduction to Biblical Archaeology for three semester hours of academic credit through Ambassador's Center for Distance Learning.
If you would like to learn more about this course, with instruction delivered to your own home by videocassette, contact the Center for Distance Learning at 1-903-636-2358.
For information and an application write to Michael P. Germano, Anthropology Department, Ambassador University, Big Sandy, Texas, 75755, or call 1-903-636-2392, or by e-mail michael_germano@ambassador.edu
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