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Rising Again

Hi-tech Tools Reconstruct Umm el-Kanatir

In the rugged hills of the south-central Golan, a monumental ancient synagogue is rising again—literally.

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Footnotes

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Arthur Segal and Michael Eisenberg, “The Spade Hits Sussita,” BAR 32:03.

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The excavation is under the auspices of Bar-Ilan University, Institute of Archaeology and the Jordan Valley College.

Endnotes

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Yeshu Dray is director of the Umm el-Kanatir project and conservator of the site. His partners include research archaeologist Chaim Ben-David and field archaeologist Ilana Gonen. Giora Solar is the conservation architect, and engineer Dotan Richert is constructor of the project. The Golan Regional Council serves as entrepreneur, and support is provided by the Golan Research Institute.