Casondra's Adventures

July 19, 2017: An Afternoon at Caesarea, Israel

Caesarea is between Tel Aviv and Haifa. It is best known as King Harod's port, but before that it was a Phoenician port. After King Harod, Byzantines, Ottomans, Arabs, and European Crusaders made their marks.

While in Caesarea and Tel Dor, I also made a quick-effort web video with Dr. Beverly Goodman, Marine Geophysical Archaeologist at University of Haifa. Dr. Goodman studies seashells and how they tell stories about tsunamis!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXiV0Y8sg0

Crusader port

The following photos are, of course, Roman Era, built at the time of King Harod

These are pictures of a Byzantine sewer system, to be excavated in November 2017. The aqueduct right along the coast in the distance suggests that the shoreline might have been farther out.

July 2017: Timna Park -- Another round at the Hathor Chapel

Another trip to the Hathor chapel, this time with a focus on sound recording. Here are some photos of that process.

July 11-14, 2017: Excavations with Central Timna Valley Archaeological Team

July 11-14, 2017:

Excavations with Central Timna Valley Archaeological Team

Many of my photos from this excavation with a team from Tel Aviv University -- an amazing experience -- cannot be published yet until the scientists are ready with full reports, and until the antiquities inspectors approve. Please check back next year.

In the mean time, you can check the CTV site:

https://archaeology.tau.ac.il/ben-yosef/CTV/

https://www.facebook.com/CentralTimnaValleyProjectCtv/