Category Archives: Lachish

Visualizing Food Storage in Ancient Houses

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Tim Frank

Recently an article I wrote was published on the ASOR blog Ancient Near East Today. It discusses some of the issues with visualizations in archaeology.

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Household food storage in Ancient Israel and Judah

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Tim Frank

My book “Household food storage in Ancient Israel and Judah” has been published by Archaeopress. It is a revised version of my doctoral dissertation completed for the University of Bern. It explores household food storage by looking at texts, pictorial … Continue reading →

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The fourth excavations at Lachish

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Tim Frank

This summer, the fourth excavations at Lachish have started in earnest. Previous expeditions have already uncovered parts of the site and found important evidence of the siege of the city, life during the Iron Age, the general stratigraphy, and temples … Continue reading →

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Places in “Daughter of Lachish”

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Tim Frank

Sometimes people ask whether the places I described in the novel “Daughter of Lachish” are real. Yes, they are! The archaeological evidence is not always unequivocal and I added a lot of imagination to make them what they are in … Continue reading →

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Book give-away (USA only)

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Tim Frank

In about a month I will be leaving the United States. When I looked through my belongings, I noticed that I still had a few (as new) copies of my book Daughter of Lachish. Not wanting to haul these around … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Cave at Khirbet Beit Lei

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Tim Frank

In 1961 an ancient burial cave was uncovered during road construction not far from Lachish. It was east of the site of Khirbet Bei Lei (Horvat Loya). The cave has been opened up and is now visible just beside the … Continue reading →

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What town of the Bible is that?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Tim Frank

The location of Biblical sites is sometimes not easy to establish and considerable debate still rages among scholars on the identification of some archaeological sites. That’s not entirely surprising. Normally we don’t dig up the sign at the city entrance … Continue reading →

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The vineyards of Lachish

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Tim Frank

Today the area around Lachish is one of the prime wine-growing regions in Israel. It must be the soils and the climate, for in the past vineyards surrounded ancient Lachish. We know this from pictures and remains uncovered on the … Continue reading →

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The siege ramp at Lachish

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tim Frank

One of the visible indications of Sennacherib’s attack on Lachish is the large siege ramp at the south-western corner of the mound. Masses of stones had been piled against the steep sides of the tell to create an even approach … Continue reading →

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The historical significance of Lachish

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Tim Frank

The destruction of Lachish by the Assyrians is one of the few events in the history of ancient Judah for which we have confirmation from so many sources: the account in Sennacherib’s annals, the depiction of the battle on the … Continue reading →

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