2008 Seasons of Excavations

There will be two seasons of excavation at Mount Zion in 2008. We intend to excavate the well-preserved first century CE houses at the site, as well as houses from Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, and to clarify the early 13th century fortification collapse.

The spring season will be from March 2nd (Sunday) to March 28 (Friday). The minimum stay for this season is one week.

The summer season will be from June 15 (Sunday) to July 25 (Friday.
The minimum stay for this season is two weeks.

We will be digging weekly from Sunday to Thursday, with Fridays and Saturdays off. Since you will be booking your room at a special rate and on a weekly basis, it will be available to you also during the weekends for the period of your stay.
 
All Team Members need to arrive at the hotel on the Friday before the period of digging that they will be participating in. The positive side of this is that Team Members will be able to adjust to the location and climate, as well as to any possible time change, before getting down to the work. It will also mean that you will be able to walk into Jerusalem and see both the Old City and the New City.