KFAR HAHORESH Kfar HaHoresh is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) site located on the southern bank of Nahal Tzvi, a small wadi issuing into the Jezreel valley from the western flanks of the Nazareth Hills in lower Galilee. The excavated areas at Kfar HaHoresh, now totaling 500 sqm, include at least six distinct architectural levels. Numerous human burials have been documented at Kfar HaHoresh. Based on its location, together with the wide range of unusual architectural and mortuary installations and practices on-site ,as well as the varied nature of the material culture remains and their contextual co-associations, Kfar Hahoresh has been interpreted as a mortuary and cult site, likely serving portions of communities in nearby settlements in the lowlands.
Director:
Prof. Nigel Goring-Morris, Department of Prehistory, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University
Dates: June 6 - July 22
Accommodation: Participants will share room with two or three other volunteers in a Kibbutz guest house. Food is provided.
Cost: $500 per week
Registration fee: $150 (non-refundable) payable by 1 May 2010
Application deadline: 1 May 2010
Minimum participation: 3 weeks
Credit courses: Students participating in the program can receive academic credits through the Rothberg International School, Hebrew University. This entails additional fee of $120 for 1 academic credit point, each equals 1 week of participation. There is an additional $80 application fee.
Students opting to receive academic credit should state their intent upon registration, and the directions for application to the credit program will be sent by mail, together with confirmation of their acceptance to the dig.
Field program:
Participants will take part in the excavations and also play an active role in the preliminary analysis of recovered artifacts. Subjects include: excavation, recovery and recording procedures, as well as field consolidation techniques.
Lectures and field trips: Faculty members will give lectures on the Prehistory and Archaeology of the Near East and various specialist topics. It may be possible to arrange field trips to visit other archaeological sites in the area.
Insurance: Volunteers must arrange their own medical and accident insurance in advance and offer proof of doing so.
Contact:
For an application form or answers to your questions concerning participation, contact either:
Ms. Michal Birkenfeld
Department of Prehistory, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91905, Israel.
Tel: 00972-2-5882424
E-mail:
Michal.birkenfeld@mail.huji.ac.il Fax: 00972-2-5825548
Prof. Nigel Goring-Morris, Excavation director
Department of Prehistory, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91905, Israel.
Tel: 00972-2-5882424
E-mail:
goring@mscc.huji.ac.ilFax: 00972-2-5825548
Regarding academic credit:
Keri Rosenbluh, Coordinator of Summer Programs & Special Academic Programs, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Rothberg International School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
kerir@savion.huji.ac.ilWebsite:
http://khh.wiki.huji.ac.il/index.php/Main_Page TEL BURNA Tel Burna is located in the Shephelah region, which served as a border between the kingdoms of Judah and Philistia in the Iron Age. A fertile area that supported agricultural production, the region became known as the breadbasket of the south and is believed by some scholars to be a candidate for Biblical Libnah, a Canaanite town that was conquered by Joshua who allotted it to the tribe of Judah. Particular attention will be paid to comparing the finds from Tel Burna with Philistine and Judean material culture, and see how they were affected by their proximity to the Philistines.
Director: Dr. Itzhaq Shai and Dr. Joe Uziel, Institute of Archaeology, Bar Ilan University
Dates: June 12-30
Accommodation: Tourist class hotel with all facilities, close to the site.
Cost for volunteers: $400 per week.
Application deadline: May 1, 2011
Minimum stay: One week
Insurance: Volunteers must arrange their own medical and accident insurance in advance, and offer proof of doing so.
Contact: Itzhaq Shai
shai.itzick@gmail.com or
Joe Uziel
joeuziel@gmail.comInstitute of Archaeology
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel, 52900
Telephone: 011-972-544-70-0596, 011-972-526-427-645
Website: For more information and application form see:www.telburna.wordpress.com
