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SPONSOR • Tandy Institute for Archaeology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR • Andrews University TEL CONSORTIUM MEMBERS Tel Gezer is a 33-acre site located on the • Ashland Theological Seminary western flank of the foothills of Judah, • Clear Creek Baptist College overlooking the coastal plain of . It is • Lancaster College and Graduate School gezer strategically located at an important crossroad • Lycoming College guarding the pass from the coast up to • Marian Eakins Archaeological Museum PROJECT . The ancient city is mentioned in • Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary several Egyptian and Assyrian texts. Gezer is SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS mentioned in the biblical account of ’s fortifications (:15). It was continuously • The occupied from the to the Hellenistic • Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority Period. AFFILIATED WITH YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN the American Schools of Oriental Research THE TEAM!

Although previous excavations have revealed For more information about much of Gezer’s history, there are still many participating in this excavation go to questions left unresolved that are key to the reconstruction of ancient Palestine. The 2014 season will focus on excavating three major www.telgezer.com strata, each representing a major period in the history of Gezer. The first is the Late Bronze Age city that was destroyed in a massive CONTACT INFORMATION conflagration during the Amarna Age (14th c. Dr. Steve Ortiz BCE). In addition, the I (1200-1000 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary BCE) fortified Canaanite city, as well as the 10th P.O. Box 22308 • Fort Worth, TX 76122-0308 century BCE administrative quarter next to the [email protected] • 817-923-1921 ext. 4455 Solomonic Gate complex will be explored. Dr. Sam Wolff JUNE 23 – JULY 18, 2014 P.O. Box 586 Do not miss your opportunity to participate in 91004 Jerusalem ISRAEL current research addressing critical issues in [email protected] • Phone: 02-6204684 through participation in the FOR REGIONAL SURVEY Tel Gezer Excavation Project. Dr. Eric Mitchell Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary E-mail: [email protected] THE TEL GEZER EXCAVATION PROJECT

THE PROJECT

The Tel Gezer Excavation project is a long- term research project sponsored by the Tandy Institute for Archaeology. Dr. Steve Ortiz and Dr. Sam Wolff co-direct the excavations with the participation of a consortium of academic institutions. The goals of the project are to address urbanization, ethnic and social boundaries, and state formation in the southern . Gezer is an ideal site to address these current research paradigms.

THE STUDY PROGRAM & FIELD SCHOOL

The Tel Gezer Excavation project is a multi- focused learning program that contains at its ACCOMMODATIONS COST core the archaeological field school. The study program is an accredited program offering Housing for students and staff will be in air- $2,400 academic credit (two three-hour courses). conditioned suites at the Neve Shalom hotel. ($2,200 for consortium school students) The main course takes place at the Tel Gezer Each suite provides housing for four individuals Archaeological Field School and involves and a shared bathroom. The hotel has free The price includes room and board for four studying the archaeology and history of ancient wireless internet in the rooms and hotel facilities. weeks, daily transportation to and from the Israel through site excavation, processing of In addition, access to a swimming pool is dig site, field school and lectures. It does not material at the expedition camp, and on-site available. include airfare to and from Israel or weekend evening lectures by the staff and guest scholars. study tours. Shorter periods of participation are Students may also participate in regional study available depending on space availability (the tours on the weekends and visit sites such as JUNE 23 – JULY 18, 2014 minimum is two weeks). the Sea of , Jerusalem, and . www.telgezer.com