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An Exploration in Early Pastoral Nomadism - http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/ioa/backdirt/Spr00/rosen.html Details excavations at the Camel site and explores potentials for an archaeology of pastoralism.

Archaeologists Uncover 12,000-year-old Settlement - http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/01/1059480520876.html Article from the Age reporting the discovery of a 12,000-year-old neolithic settlement west of Jerusalem.

Archaeology at the Israel Museum - http://www.imj.org.il/eng/archaeology/index.html This museum in Jerusalem provides online exhibitions and an illustrated catalog of its collections from prehistory until the thirteenth century.

Archeological Sites in Israel - http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Archaeological+Sites+in+Israel+-+Introduction.htm An illustrated gazetteer from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Beit She'arim: The Jewish Necropolis of the Roman Period - http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Beit%20She-arim%20-%20The%20Jewish%20necropolis%20of%20the%20Roman An illustrated description from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this town founded in the reign of King Herod, with its many tombs and catacombs.

Bibliography of Archaeological Excavations in the Southern Levant - http://library.weber.edu/cm/wkotter/baesl.cfm?bhcp=1 Database of scholarly literature from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan.

Cave of the Warrior, Wadi el-Makkukh - http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/cave/index.html An exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History 1998: includes illustrated description of artifacts found.

Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3826731.stm Brief article from the BBC News about principal plant foods eaten by the people at Ohalo.

From Archaeology to Archaeometry and Back - http://pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il/~msjan/archaeom.html Describes the work of Hebrew University professor Jan Gunneweg on the archaeology of Israel and the eastern Mediterranean.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology - http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/english/units.php?cat=815&incat=0 Describes academic programs, staff, excavation, research projects, library and collections.

Herodian - http://www.jewishmag.com/93mag/herodian/herodian.htm Brief article by Jay Levinson in The Jewish Magazine describes this fortified palace located 15 kilometers south of Yerushalayim. With photos.

Herodium: King Herod's Palace-Fortress - http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Herodium%20-%20King%20Herod-s%20Palace-Fortress Illustrated article on this palace-fortress built by King Herod, and its excavations.

http://www.campsci.com/iguide/tel_dan.htm - http://www.campsci.com/iguide/tel_dan.htm History and archaeology of the northernmost area of Israel.

Inscriptions from the Land of Israel Peoject - http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/Inscriptions/ Seeks to collect and make accessible over the Web all of the previously published inscriptions (and their English translations) from the Land of Israel from the Persian period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE).

Israel Antiquities Authority - http://www.antiquities.org.il/ The official site explains its services and policy. Also examples of the country's rich archaeological heritage, news, exhibitions and publications.

Israeli Institute of Archaeology - http://www.archeo-logic.com/en/home.html Information on excavations, surveys and projects.

Jewish Yad Avshalom Revealed - http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=320531 Ha'aretz article on fourth-century inscriptions on one of the walls near the monument.

Katzrin: A Village in the Golan - http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Katzrin%20-%20A%20Village%20in%20the%20Golan Illustrated article describing this ancient Jewish village and its excavations.

Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science - http://www.weizmann.ac.il/kimmel-arch/home.html Statement, goals, and contact information for the academic department.

King David's Tomb - http://www.davidstomb.com/ Provides some historical dates, a virtual museum tour, and descriptions and illustrations of artifacts.

Material Culture of the Ancient Canaanites, Israelites and Related Peoples - http://www.bu.edu/anep/ An information database from excavations. Includes images and text.

Nahal Tillah Regional Archaeology Project in Israel - http://anthro.ucsd.edu/~tlevy/Archaeology_in_the_Levant/Nahal_Tillah.html The University of California at San Diego examines the role of early Egyptian civilization in the rise of urban communities in the southern Levant. Aims, staff, publications.

Oil Lamps from the Holy Land - http://www.steve-adler.com/OilLampsMain.htm The Adler Collection includes more than 1,000 oil lamps, dated from the Bronze Age until the late Islamic Period. The collection represents all of the main types of oil lamps known throughout the periods.

Report on the Zoilos Votive Inscription - http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/orion/programs/Altman/Altman00.shtml Pre-publication information on the stone tablets unearthed by archaeologists at the Tel-Dan site.

Robert Deutsch - http://www.robert-deutsch.com Archaeologist and epigraphist: includes bibliography, articles and photographs.

Scarlet Symbols Emerge in Israeli Cave - http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/4395/title/Stone_Age_Code_Red_Scarlet_symbols_emerge_in_Israeli_cave From Science News. Lumps of red ocher excavated near human graves in an Israeli cave indicate that symbolic thinking occurred at least 90,000 years ago, much earlier than archaeologists have traditionally assumed.

Second Temple Synagogues - http://www.pohick.org/sts/ Donald D. Binder's study of synagogues built before A.D. 70. Texts, illustrations, plans, and descriptions.

Tel Aviv Journal of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology - http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/archaeology/publications/pub_telaviv.html Publishes studies on the history, culture, and archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Includes contents, price and contact information.

Tel Quasile - http://www.jewishmag.com/23MAG/ARCH/arch.htm A late Bronze Age and Philistine site in Tel Aviv.

The Roman Boat from the Sea of Galilee - http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Archaeological%20Sites%20in%20Israel%20-%20The%20Roman%20Boat%20fr The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs describes the discovery in 1986 of a boat constructed and used between 100 BCE and 70 CE.

The Yaqush Project - http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/YAQ/Yaqush.html Brief description of work at this Early Bronze Age site in the upper Jordan Valley.

W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research - http://www.aiar.org/ Supports American-led study of the ancient Near East: describes history, staff, fellowship program, and contact information.

When Golan Worshipers Faced South - http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=321013 Ha'aretz article about the placement of the historic Golan Heights Ark.

Yodefat: A Town in Galilee - http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early%20History%20-%20Archaeology/Yodefat%20-%20A%20Town%20in%20Galilee Illustrated article on this fortress dating from the time of Joshua and its excavations.

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