On the weekend of 20 May 2022, the camp of Josephus’ force was discovered at the convergence of Kela Valley and the Jordan River by a team from the Bethsaida Excavations Project of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO).  At the urgence of Dr. Carl Savage (Northwind Seminary) who had noted for many years the … More Josephus military camp found

A small expedition led by Dr. Rami Arav (University of Nebraska at Omaha, Religious Studies) and Dr. Carl Savage (Northwind Seminary, Professor of Archaeology and Biblical Studies), and included master’s student Ann Haverkost (University of Nebraska at Omaha, History) and undergraduate Itai Savage (Princeton University), discovered an 11th – 10th century BCE city wall during the … More 11C Wall at Bethsaida

The dates for our May 2022 session at Bethsaida are 15 to 29 May. We have reserved 5 to 10 rooms at Kibbutz Gadot Country Lodging from May 15 to May 29. Potential participants should contact Rami Arav directly to coordinate rooming list. All participants are expected to arrive at Kibbutz Gadot Country Lodging on … More May 2022 Session

The Israel Antiquities Authority has just issued a licence for excavations to resume at Et-Tell (Bethsaida) and continue until 31 December. At this stage, there is a short (two week) season planned for the final half of May: 19-30 May. As soon as we have details about accommodation packages and costs for participants this will … More IAA Licence for 2022