An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie (1891-1975)
Posted in Ancient Near East (ANE), Quotes of the Day, Syro-Palestinian Archaeology, tagged Agatha Christie, Archaeology quote on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie (1891-1975)
Posted in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology, tagged Ancient Israel, Biblical Archaeology, David, Hebrew Inscription, Khirbet Qeifaya, Northwest Semitics, Proto-Canaanite, Syro-Palestinian Archaeology, Yossi Garfinkel on Thursday, October 30th, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I truly wish I had time to write today, for quite the discovery has been made. Archeologist Yossi Garfinkel of Hebrew University in Jerusalem has discovered a proto-Canaanite inscription on a piece of pottery (ostracon) at the site of Khirbet Qeifaya. Claims have already been made that it could be [...]