Tag Archives: Middle Bronze

Update and photos re: newly-discovered Lachish entrance(s)

Posted on July 27, 2014 by LukeChandler

This post has some clarifications on the entrance architecture uncovered at Tel Lachish this season. I described the entrances as “gates” but the excavators prefer a different term for one of them. Here is the text of a message I received … Continue reading →

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New Gate Discovered at Tel Lachish

Posted on July 14, 2014 by LukeChandler

Prof. Yosef Garfinkel states that current excavations at Tel Lachish have discovered a new, earlier entrance to the city on the northeast side of the tel. This is the opposite side of the mound from the known Iron Age gate. … Continue reading →

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15-Year Excavation Completed at Jerusalem’s Gihon Spring (Video)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by LukeChandler

This short video shows the powerful Canaanite fortifications at Jerusalem prior to David’s time. Anyone who has visited the Gihon Spring in the past 15 years has seen the massive stones along with sandbags and other evidence of excavation. The … Continue reading →

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