Gary “Termite” Lindstrom is a dig director’s dream. Lindstrom owns and operates a termite and pest control company in Oakland, California, and his profession requires him to inspect the dirt under buildings. But each June for the past 22 years, Gary has kissed his family goodbye and headed for Israel to dig in a different kind of dirt—historical dirt. Since 1984 he has worked at the Sepphoris excavation, four miles outside of Nazareth, with Professor Jim Strange of the University of South Florida. In 1986, Gary became an area supervisor. Before that he worked several seasons at Khirbet Shema, […]
