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Course Description

Join us for a journey across extraordinary Israeli archaeological discoveries. At H. orbat Hyrcania, new excavations reveal a fortress founded by the Hasmoneans, transformed by Herod into a desert palace, later reborn as the Christian monastery of Kastellion under Sabas. Across the southern Shephelah, H. orvat Beit Loya preserves a history spanning the First and Second Temple periods, Byzantine, and Islamic eras. Nearby, a monumental Hellenistic complex represents a Ptolemaic Idumean cultic center, whose destruction illuminates the conflicts preceding Hasmonean power. Together, these sites offer a vivid insight into changing communities, beliefs, politics and rituals spanning more than a millennium.
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Section Title
RUINS OF POWER AND FAITH: NOVELARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES FROM THEJUDEAN DESERT TO THE SHEPHELAH (REMOTE)
Type
Remote
Days
F
Time (Eastern Time Zone)
10:30AM to 12:00PM
Dates
Mar 12, 2027 to Mar 19, 2027
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
3.0
Location
  • Off Campus Locations
Delivery Options
Remote  
Course Fee(s)
Course Fee non-credit $50.00
Potential Discount(s)
Drop Request Deadline
Mar 05, 2027
Transfer Request Deadline
Mar 05, 2027
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