Khirbet Qeiyafa Coming to New Orleans (via ASOR)

New Orleans will be hosting the annual meeting for the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) this November 18th – 21st. ASOR meetings draw hundreds of archeologists, scholars, students and specialists for a few days of presentations and discussions on the subject of Near Eastern Archaeology.

Khirbet Qeiyafa (The Elah Fortress) is featured on the first full day of the meeting. The schedule covers a full range of subjects relating to the excavation. Dr. Yossi Garfinkel and other scholars associated with Khirbet Qeiyafa will have taken a few months to research and analyze the summer’s excavation results before presenting at the ASOR meeting. It should be interesting to “officially” learn the significance of what we unearthed over the summer.

Thursday, November 19th

8:30 – 10:30 a.m. – – Khirbet Qeiyafa I: A Fortified City in Judah from the Time of King David

Yosef Garfinkel (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Saar Ganor (Israel Antiquities Authority) “The 2009 Excavation Season at Khirbet Qeiyafa” (25 min.)

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Paul D. Bauman (WorleyParsons), Yosef Garfinkel (Heb. U.), Brad Hansen (WorleyParsons), Jennifer MacDonald (WorleyParsons) and Kimberly Hume (WorleyParsons)

Geophysical and Aerial Photographic Investigations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, Israel (25 min.)

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Michael D. Hasel (Southern Adventist University), “Area A: The Fortified Building at Khirbet Qeiyafa” (25 min.)

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Saar Ganor (Israel Antiquities Authority), “Khirbet Qeiyafa: A Two-Gate City from the Early 10th Century B.C.” (25 min.)

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General Discussion (20 min.)

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10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

David L. Adams (Concordia Seminary), “Between Socoh and Azekah: The Biblical Identity of Khirbet Qeiyafa” (20 min.)

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Hoo-Goo Kang (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Yosef Garfinkel (Heb. U.), “The Pottery Assemblage of Khirbet Qeiyafa in the Early Iron Age IIA” (20 min.)

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David Ben-Shlomo (Heb U.), “Petrographic Analysis of Iron Age Pottery from Khirbet Qeiyafa” (20 min.)

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Haggai Misgav (Heb. U.), “The Ostracon and Khirbet Qeiyafa: Paleographical and Historical Implications” (20 min.)

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Respondent: William G. Dever (The University of Arizona, Emeritus) (20 min.)

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General Discussion (20 min.)