The site of Kh. Qeiyafa was a fortress in the 10th century BCE and is located between Azekah and Socoh in the Elah Valley. A very impressive site which has now offered up a potentially monumentally important inscription. An ostracon (sherd with ink writing) was found with 50 letters in Proto-Canaanite divided over five lines. [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Khirbet Qeiyafa Inscription
Posted in Israel archaeology, tagged Elah Valley, ostracon, Qeiyafa inscription on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Halloween!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Halloween on October 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Rare Seal Found
Posted in Israel archaeology, tagged Jerusalem, seal, Temple Mount on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A 7th century BCE seal was found in excavations being carried out by the IAA next to the Temple Mount. The seal is very cool, depicting an archaer and bearing the name Hagab. The seal was found in a building dating to the same time period. This area overlooked the Temple Mount and is located [...]
8 Years Later
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A really clever parody, with all the same guys as in the original Budweiser (wazzzup) commercials.
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SNL: Update Thursday: Bush Endorsement
Posted in Humor, tagged George Bush, John McCain, Sarah Palin, SNL, Tina Fey, Weekend Update, Will Ferrell on October 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Oh how I have missed Will Ferrell’s Bush, classic stuff.
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Ron Howard’s Call To Action
Posted in Humor, tagged Andy Griffith, Henry Winkler, obama, Ron Howard on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is for those of you who were fans of The Andy Griffith Show or Happy Days. Quite enjoyable, whatever your political persuasion might be.
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The Changing Narrative of John McCain
Posted in politics, tagged campaign, McCain, narrative, New York Times on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A fascinating article in the New York Times Magazine on the making and remaking of John McCain throughout the course of his presidential run. An absolute must read, a real behind the scenes look at the process of creating an image for a campaign. We will just have to wait and see what the end [...]
Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator
Posted in Humor, tagged name, Sarah Palin on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My name would have been Claw Washout Palin, what would your name be if the Todd and Sarah had named you?
Arial View of Safut
Posted in Jordan archaeology, dissertation, tagged Safut on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You can clearly see that the Amman-Jerash highway cuts through the northwestern edge of tell. The Wadi Suweileh passes on the east side of the tell and joins with the Wadi Safut as it runs down into the Buqe’ah Valley.
Powell Endorsing Obama
Posted in Uncategorized on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a serious man, a centrist but definitively Republican, speaking his mind on the campaign McCain has run. This endorsement plus the $150 million Obama took in during the month of September should be the final nail in the coffin for McCain’s presidential chances.
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