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New Resources at Preserving Bible Times

Our friends at Preserving Bible Times have just announced a new website. In addition to the many articles and resources available, I would highlight two areas to check out:

1. 3-D Israel Topographical Relief Maps: Their collection has expanded (and the prices reduced) for an OT version, a Gospel Version, and a contemporary Holy Land version. The maps are roughly 9 x 14 inches (22 x 35 cm) and sell for $29.95 plus shipping. Check out the website for photos of the maps.

2. The Gallery section includes a series of glass slides from 1905.

You can stay up-to-date with the latest resources by visiting the “What’s New” section regularly.

3-D Topographical Relief Map of the Holy Land

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Video Footage in Palestine from 1896

This two-minute video filmed by the Lumière brothers shows footage of the Jerusalem railroad, Jaffa Gate, the Temple Mount, the Wailing Wall, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The film was recently recovered and published by Lobster Films.

HT: Ted Weis

Related resources:

The American Colony and Eric Matson Collection

Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt

Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee

Tagged Jerusalem, Photo Resources

Weekend Roundup

Noah Wiener has a follow-up article on the spring tunnel discovered in the Rephaim Valley. He includes a great photo of the tunnel.

Zachi Zweig disagrees with Leen Ritmeyer’s dating of the newly revealed course of ashlar stones on the Temple Mount. He dates it to the Early Islamic period.

A woman has turned over to the IAA a large collection of pottery discovered by a relative in the Mediterranean Sea.

The winter dig at Khirbet el-Maqatir began in the snow. They spent several weeks excavating three caves.

The ancient Myceneans once used portable grills at their picnics.

Archaeologists have discovered grain from the Neolithic period at Çatalhöyük.

The report for the 2013 excavation season at Tall el-Hammam is now online.

The first two volumes of NGSBA Archaeology are available for download. (NGSBA = Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology.)

Just published: The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE, edited by
Margreet L. Steiner and Ann E. Killebrew. Oxford University Press. 912 pages. $165.

Wayne Stiles explains how to make the maps in your Bible atlas fully searchable.

HT: Joseph Lauer, Tim Graham, Jack Sasson

Tagged Greece, Israel's Coast, Jerusalem, Jordan Rift, Photo Resources, Resources, Temple Mount, Turkey, Weekend Roundup

Old Excavation Photos Sought!

There is a great opportunity for older archaeology enthusiasts to have their photographs preserved in the Non-Professional Archaeological Photographs-project. The team is particularly interested in photographs taken by students and volunteers in excavations prior to 1980. If you have some of these photos, or if you know someone who does, please get in touch with NPAPH Project as soon as you can.

The official website has lots of details. You can also check out their Facebook page. The trailer below describes their vision.

Some archives are already online for viewing:

Dan P. Cole Photo Collection – Shechem and Gezer

Gordion Expedition Collection – the ancient Phrygian capital

Leo Boer Photograph Collection, 1953-1954 – travels of a student

Others cover Italy, The Netherlands, and Guatemala.

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Weekend Roundup #2

The Israel Museum has acquired the world’s “first Jewish coin.”

Eric Cline and Christopher Rollston have been selected as the new co-editors of BASOR.

Accordance Bible Software has a sale on their collection of Dead Sea Scrolls Images.

The Fall 2013 issue of the electronic newsletter DigSight is now online.

The Top 10 Discoveries of 2013 at Archaeology include Egypt’s oldest port.

Three lectures related to Egyptian history given at the Harvard Semitic Museum are now online.

War-torn Syria is being extensively looted by antiquities thieves, according to the head of UNESCO.

HT: Jack Sasson

Tagged Egypt, Museums, Photo Resources, Syria, Weekend Roundup

Accordance Sale: Views That Have Vanished

Accordance Bible Software has a number of items discounted for their Christmas sale, including this one:

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Views That Have Vanished: The Photographs of David Bivin

This collection includes more than 700 photos taken in the 1960s by David Bivin as he traveled throughout Jerusalem, Israel, the West Bank, and the broader Middle East with his Yashica-D medium-format camera. This is a special collection, as I explain here.

You save $10 off the regular price of $39.99 until the sale ends tomorrow (December 17, 11:59 pm EST). These are great photos, and Accordance adds extra value with the search capability and integration with other Bible resources.

I love this set.

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