Friday, November 27, 2009

New 360 Panoramas

Of the church of Beatitudes, Transfiguration, and Capernaum

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

New book on the Temple Mount

Oleg Grabar and B. Kedar, 

Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's Sacred Esplanade 

Universtiy of Texas Press, 2010
ISBN-10: 0292722729

Reviewed at
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/world/middleeast/15mount.html?_r=1

Friday, November 13, 2009

New Jewish coins found near Temple Mount

Newly discovered coins from the first Jewish revolt (AD 66-70) are now on display at the Davidson Archaeological Park south of the Temple Mount.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-11-11-jewish-temple-coins-exhibition_N.htm

Some of the coins reflect temple ideology of the Jewish rebels.

Qumran cave 1

A 360 panorama of Qumran cave 1.

http://www.360cities.net/image/qumran-cave-1

Along with others as well

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Dead Sea Scrolls Cave 1, part 2


This photo shows the cave in the center of the photo.










Here is a closeup of the cave.













Interior of the cave. The pottery is modern.

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