Promontory Palace Excavations at Caesarea Maritima

La Shana Tova from Cincinnati where Barbara Burrell, Jimmy Schryver, and I are working on the final publication of the Promontory Palace Excavations!!

L'Shana Tova!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/04/why-roman-concrete-still-stands-strong-while-modern-version-decays

Why Roman concrete still stands strong while modern version decays Scientists have cracked the secret to Roman water-based structures’ strength – and findings could help today’s builders

Lots of new developments at Caesarea!
The site is being further developed for tourism and changes are expected out on the promontory palace, too! Stay tuned... http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-archaeology-idUSKBN17T1E1

Archaeologists restore ancient Roman temple in Israeli port Archaeologists in Israel have begun work to restore a once-towering ancient-Roman temple in the modern-day Mediterranean city of Caesaria.

https://www.facebook.com/kathy.gleason/posts/10152777127052006?notif_t=like

Herod the Great’s Israel Epic was the king’s preferred scale. He planned, sited, sourced and landscaped structures of classical antiquity across Israel and the West Bank.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4627852,00.html

Divers find record trove of gold coins in Mediterranean Travel: Scuba divers come across 'almost 2,000 gold coins in different denominations' on seabed in ancient harbor in Caesarea; experts say find was 'so valuable that its priceless.'

Permits in hand, just three days until we get started!!! Barbara, Holt and I are all in Jerusalem, with staff in various stages of arrival. Promises to be an exciting season in the audience hall!

Getting ready for a study/publication season at Caesarea and Zafririm this July! Volunteers welcome!

Katia Cytryn's excavation!
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/in-excavation-of-ancient-mosque-volunteers-dig-up-israeli-city-s-golden-age.premium-1.458874

In excavation of ancient mosque, volunteers dig up Israeli city's Golden Age Dozens of workers,students digging in Tiberias' unearth artifacts from city's golden age - the Early Muslim period.

King Herod palace at Caesaria, Israel Do you want to up-date your archaeological site? Please contact ME: [email protected]

This site is replacing our group page, which lost all of its members in the last migration. It seems to offer more features, so let's populate this page and I will cancel the other.