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grounds of Kibbutz Dan. Getting
there: From Kiryat Shemona take
the road northeast leading toward
Kibbutz Dan. Banias is about W2
milesbeyond the kibbutz on the same
road. No appointment necessary;
guide may be available; accessible
by bus and taxi; camping nearby,
hotels and restaurants in Qiryat Shemona, 12 miles away, and Mutula;
part of the site wheelchair accessible. Volunteersaccepted; minimum
age 18, must apply through sponsoring institution. Contact: John
Laughlin, Averett College, 420 W.
Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
(tel.) 804-791-5707.For the Sanctuary
of Pan excavationcontactAndrea Berlin, 2503 W. Springfield Avenue, E2,
Champaign, IL 61821 (tel.) 217352-0332.
Beit Gan (excavations June 25-August 2). A lar'ge site in the eastern
LowerGalilee,Beit Gan is adjacent to
the Turkish road (Darb el Hawarnah)
connecting Acre and the Hauran. In
Biblical times the road served as the
border between the tribes of Napthali
and Issachar. Beit Gan was occupied
from ca. 1200b.c. to the 19thcentury
a.D. Sites nearby include Tel Yin'am
(Neolithic-Byzantine),Khirbet Kerak
(Early Bronze Age-Byzantine), and
Belvoir(Crusader). Gettingthere:buses
directly, or via Tiberias, stop at Yavne'el, XAmile from the site. Appointment necessary to visit the site but
not for guide; accessiblevia bus and
taxi; camping on the shore of the
Sea of Galilee, accommodations in
Tiberias and at youth hostel, restaurants in Yavne'el and Tiberias.
Volunteers accepted: apply in advance, 2-weekminimum stay,weekly
participation fee. Contact: Harold
Liebowitz, Department of Oriental
and African Languages and Literature, University of Texas, 2601 University Avenue, Austin, TX 78731.
Bethsaida (year-round, excavations
June 23-July 19). One of the most
frequently mentioned places in the
New Testament, Bethsaida was the
birthplace of the apostles Peter, Andrew,and Philip. During the Iron Age
it was a major city in the land of
Geshur. Nearby attractions include
the Jordan River and ancient water
mills. Gettingthere:Bethsaidais located

in Hayarden Park; Yahudiya (Bethsaida) Junction on Tiberias-Kazrin
bus line. No appointment necessary
to visit the site, guide availableduring
excavation season; accessible by bus
(2 miles to site); restaurant near site,
accommodations in Tiberias. Volunteers accepted: 1-weekminimum stay,
weekly participation fee. Contact:
Toni Tesser, 2111 Maple Street,
Omaha, NE 68110.

desert conditions. Contact: Emmanuel Anati, 25044 Capo di Ponte,
Basilicata, Italy (tel.) 364-42091,
(fax) 364-42572.

Sha'ar ha-Amakim (excavations August). Dating from the Hellenistic to
the early Roman period (3rd century
b.c. to 2nd century a.D.),this fortress
was built with the dressed stone
masonry typical of the period. It features an impressive underground
Caesarea Maritima (excavations water supply system.Sites, museums,
June 2-July 11). One of the largest and parks nearby at Beth Shearim,
and wealthiest cities in ancient Pales- Megiddo, and Yokneam.Gettingthere:
tine, Caesarea Maritima wasoccupied near Haifa, in the northern section of
from Hellenistic through Crusader Kibbutz Sha'arha-Amakim.Site open
times. It is especially famous for its to visitors and guide availableonly by
man-made harbor, one of the exten- appointment (contact Yehuda Naor,
sive building projects of Herod the Kibbutz Sha'ar ha-Amakim [tel.]
Great. The ruins visibletoday include 04-839286);accessiblefrom Haifa on
the Greco-Roman theater, Crusader bus no. 338 or taxi; accommodations
fortifications, and aqueducts. Getting and camping in Tiv'on. Volunteersacthere:Caesarea Maritima is on the cepted: minimum age 17, minimum
coastal expressway 30 miles north of stay 1 week. Contact: Arthur Segal,
Tel Aviv. No appointment necessary Department of Archaeology,Univerto visit the site (open 8:00-5:00); ac- sity of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa
cessible by bus or train to Hadera, 31999(tel.) 04-24675.
then bus or taxi to the site; camping,
accommodations, and restaurants Shuni (excavations Júly-August).
nearby; wheelchairaccessible.Volun- This Roman-Byzantine site features
teers accepted: minimum age 18, the theater of Maiumas, an Ascleweekly participation fee. Contact: peion, olive presses, and aqueducts.
Kenneth G. Holum, Caesarea Ex- Other sites in the vicinity include
peditions, Department of History, Caesarea and Tel Dor. Gettingthere:loUniversity of Maryland, College cated 3 miles northeast of Caesarea.
Park, MD 20742. Field-schoolappli- Except for groups, no appointment
cants contact The Hebrew University necessaryto visit the site,but required
of Jerusalem, Office of Academic for guide; accessiblevia public transAffairs,11East 69th Street, NewYork, portation; restaurant nearby. Volunteers accepted: minimum age 17.
NY 10021(tel.) 212-472-2288.
Contact: Eli Shenhav, Shuni ExcavaHar Karkom (excavations March- tion, P.O.B. Ill, Binyamina (tel.)
April). The Palaeolithic,Chalcolithic, 06 380034.
and Bronze Age are among the
periods represented in the more than Tel Dan (year-round, June 30-July
600 archaeological sites in Har Kar- 27). Before it was settled by the tribe
kom area. The mountain itself may of Dan, Dan was called Laish and is
be the biblical Mount Sinai. Deep in mentioned in the Bibleand the Egypthe Negev, the region offers spec- tian Execrationtexts under that name.
tacular landscapes and wildlife. Get- Excavations have uncovered strata
ting there: about 24 miles south of from the Early Bronze Age through
Mizpe Ramon, 4-wheel-drivevehicles the Roman period. Of particular inonly. Appointment necessary to visit terest are massiveCanaanite ramparts
the site (open during the excavation and a fullystanding mud-brick gate of
season, full day needed for visit) the 2nd millennium b.c. The nearby
and for guide; camping permitted. Beit UssishkinMuseum displaysflora
Volunteersaccepted:preferencegiven and fauna of the region as wellas some
to scholars, technicians, and univer- finds from Tel Dan. Gettingthere:from
sity students; must be at least 18 Kiryat Shemona, the nearest town, it
and in excellent health, adaptable to is a 15-minutedrive. No appointment
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