Tomorrow, we're going north to Galilee and won't be back for over a week. Don't think that anything bad has happened when I don't post for a week.
By the way, happy Reformation Day.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Eating Kosher
"The milk came out of the meat, so why can't we mix it?"
- Cesar Peynetti on adhering to the Jewish kosher laws.
- Cesar Peynetti on adhering to the Jewish kosher laws.
Monday, October 27, 2008
My Lesson In Archaeology
Our past two days were spent hanging out at an archaeological dig, helping out with the excavations and doing some of the work. I must say, I was extremely disappointed. We didn't get to fight any Nazis for ancient artifacts , there were no times of high adventure, and we didn't travel around to any exotic locations.
Instead, we went to parts of Old Jerusalem and assisted with the digging. Yesterday, we sifted through dirt and large piles of materials looking for pieces of interest. Mostly, we just found pieces of old pottery and ancient building materials, though pieces of mosaic stones and Byzantine-era stained glass were pretty common as well. Today, we went to an excavation at Hezekiah's Tunnel. It was a bit more tedious and even less exciting. Pretty much all we did was line up into a bucket brigade and pass sacks of soils and rocks from the excavation site to a truck bed outside.
So if anyone ever tells you that archaeology is an exciting field to work in, I suggest you look at them somewhat cynically. It may very well be interesting, but exciting is not a correct description. Maybe if there was more action, or even some faces being melted by the Ark, it would be more exciting. I love the Indiana Jones films, but beware: they are not accurate representations of real archaeology.
Instead, we went to parts of Old Jerusalem and assisted with the digging. Yesterday, we sifted through dirt and large piles of materials looking for pieces of interest. Mostly, we just found pieces of old pottery and ancient building materials, though pieces of mosaic stones and Byzantine-era stained glass were pretty common as well. Today, we went to an excavation at Hezekiah's Tunnel. It was a bit more tedious and even less exciting. Pretty much all we did was line up into a bucket brigade and pass sacks of soils and rocks from the excavation site to a truck bed outside.
So if anyone ever tells you that archaeology is an exciting field to work in, I suggest you look at them somewhat cynically. It may very well be interesting, but exciting is not a correct description. Maybe if there was more action, or even some faces being melted by the Ark, it would be more exciting. I love the Indiana Jones films, but beware: they are not accurate representations of real archaeology.
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