This section will help you get started on finding an archaeological excavation that’s right for you, but there’s more on the Biblical Archaeology Society Web site at www.biblicalarchaeology.org/digs, which we developed to share excavation opportunities with our readers.
The chart below provides key information on 22 digs. On the Web you’ll find even more excavations and a full description of each site, the excavation’s goals for the coming season, important finds from past seasons, Biblical connections, profiles of dig directors, as well as photos of diggers at work and play. The right archaeological adventure for you might be just a click away.
SITES
COUNTRY
DATES
DIRECTORS
Abila of the Decapolis
Jordan
June 15–Aug. 1
David Vila
Apollonia Arsuf
Israel
Aug. 6 –Sept. 7
Oren Tal
Ashkelon
Israel
June 9–July 21
Lawrence Stager, Daniel Master
Azekah
Israel
July 15–Aug. 24
Oded Lipschits, Manfred Oeming, Yuval Gadot
Bethsaida
Israel
June 3–30
Rami Arav
Hippos/Sussita
Israel
July 1–29
Michael Eisenberg
Jaffa
Israel
June 29–Aug. 3
Aaron Burke, Martin Peilstöcker
Kfar HaHoresh
Israel
June 24–Aug. 3
Nigel Goring-Morris
Khirbet el-Maqatir
Israel
May 26–June 9
Bryant Wood
Khirbet Qeiyafa
Israel
June 24–July 20
Yossi Garfinkel
Tall Jalul
Jordan
May 20–June 8
Randall Younker, Paul Gregor, Constance Gane, Paul Ray