Assigbnment: EXCAVATION REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS
You are required to report about a contemporary archaeological excavation site in a 4-5-page Turabian style paper that includes the following information: the historical background of the site (including history of previous archaeological excavations, if any), objectives of the current excavation, progress at the site, and significance of discoveries to biblical study. To begin, you must choose a site from the following list (Contact your instructor if you wish to select a site NOT on this list):
• Ashkelon
• Beersheva (Tel Beer Sheva)
• Bethsaida
• Bethshean
• Caesarea Maritima
• Capernaum
• Corinth
• Dan (Tel Dan)
• Ephesus
• Gezer
• Hazor
• Herodium (Herodian)
• Hezekiah's Tunnel (Jerusalem)
• Jericho (Tell es-Sulan)
• Lachish
• Masada
• Megiddo
• Nineveh
• Palace of David (Jerusalem)
• Pergamum (Turkey)
• Pool of Siloam (Jerusalem)
• Qumran
• Sardis (Turkey)
• Shiloh
• Smyrna
• Tel Gezar
• Tel Sheva (Beersheba)
• Temple Mount Salvage Project
• Warren's Gate (Jerusalem)
• Western Wall Tunnel (Jerusalem)
You must use publications for an overview of the previous archaeological research. Gather your information from books, Bible dictionaries, Bible encyclopedias, and the official website (if any) about the excavation. You must use at least 6 sources. Not all sites will have an official website. Cite the website, if there is one, in your report.
See the Instructions for Written Assignments for further instructions.