DAILY DIG SCHEDULE
5:00 Wake-up
5:30 Transport to site
5:45 Begin work
8:30 Breakfast (on site)
11:00 Short break
13:00 Lunch/rest at Field School
16:30 Pottery washing
18:00 Lecture
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Free (occasional lecture/film)
EXCAVATION PROGRAM DETAILS
Dates: July 6-18, 2025
Pending security instructions of the Home Front Command
EXPECTATIONS & FEES
Willing workers committing to the project for a minimum of two weeks are encouraged to apply to join us for the 2025 season. Accommodations will be provided at the Mount Hermon Field School.
Room and Board Fees:
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$1350 for two weeks participation, including 3 meals per day and tours.
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Accommodation is per person in a double room.
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Dig staff will pick up dig participants at the Qiryat Shmona bus station upon arrival, and provide transportation back to Qiryat Shmona at the end
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Not included:
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weekend meals.
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flight tickets.
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transportation from the airport to Qiryat Shmona, Central Bus Station and back.
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FIELD TRIPS AND TOURS
As part of the educational component of the program for all participants, one day each week we will embark on an afternoon field trip. Sites visited may include Hazor, Et-Tel/Bethsaida, Caesaea Philipi/Banias, the Herodian Omrit Temple, and Nimrod's Ayyubid-Mameluke Castle, and are in some cases led by the excavators of these projects. Weekend and post-dig tours may also be arranged upon request.
