Monthly Archives: May 2012

Kites and archaeology

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Maybe you never thought of it that way, but kites can be important tools in archaeology. At the Tell el-Hesi Regional Survey we used them to map sites and take aerial photos. Kites with good flying qualities are launched near … Continue reading →

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Baking in a tannur

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

After building a tannur, of course we had to try and bake in it. First of all, I fired the clay oven from the inside—maybe I should have also done it from the outside to really harden the clay. Then … Continue reading →

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Building a Tannur

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

In many excavations of sites dating to the Iron Age in Ancient Israel we find bread ovens. They are different from bread ovens used in the last few hundred years in Palestine or other countries of the Middle East. There … Continue reading →

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