Tsvika Tsuk to speak at NOBTS April 4

NEW ORLEANS -- Tsvika Tsuk, chief archaeologist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, will give two lectures on ancient near east archaeology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Thursday, April 4.

The first lecture, “Gezer's Ancient Water System: Is there water at the end of the tunnel?,” will begin at 2 p.m., followed by a second lecture,  "The Nature and Culture of Israel: The Promising Land," at 4 p.m. Both lectures will be presented in the Providence Learning Center Conference Room in the William Carey Building on the NOBTS campus (3939 Gentilly Blvd.).

Tsuk, who co-directs the Gezer Water System Project, is one of the foremost experts on ancient water systems in Israel and has written extensively on the subject.

The event is free, open to the public. For more information about the event, call (504) 816-8156.

The Gezer Water System project is co-sponsored by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary under the direction of Tsvika Tsuk, chief archaeologist at INPA, and Dan Warner, co-director of the Center for Archaeological Research at NOBTS.

Warner, Gezer featured on radio program

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s Dr. Dan Warner was recently interviewed for the radio program “The Book and the Spade.” Warner talked about the latest developments at the Gezer Water System dig. Listen to part one of the interview at http://www.radioscribe.com/1359tbts.mp3. Part two will be posted when it becomes available.

The Gezer Water System project is co-sponsored by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary under the direction of Tsvika Tsuk, chief archaeologist at INPA, and Dan Warner, co-director of the Center for Archaeological Research at NOBTS.

The Gezer Water System Expedition 2013

Dan Warner of NOBTS, left, and Tsvika Tsuk of INPA, sort pottery shards at Gezer.

May 26-June 15, 2013 
Sponsored by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and The Center for Archaeological Research  at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 

The Project: Participate in the excavation of an ancient Canaanite water system which could date to the time of Abraham. The project is co-sponsored by the Israel Nature and Parks and Authority and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary under the direction of Tsvika Tsuk, chief archaeologist at INPA, and Dan Warner, CAR co-director at NOBTS.

Dates: May 26 - June 15, 2013. Volunteers should plan to arrive no later than May 25.

Cost: $1650 for the 3-week season, or $550 per week + airfare. Costs cover room, board and weekend travel. Preference will be given to three-week participants. Participants are responsible for their own flights to and from Israel. The dig will arrange airport pickup.

Weekend Travel: The expedition will arrange several field trips covering key areas of Israel.

Accommodations: Volunteers will be housed in air-conditioned rooms at the Neve Shalom Guest House, with three to four persons per room.

Academic Credit: Undergraduate or graduate course credit for up to 6 semester hours is available. Additional tuition fees apply.

More Information: Dr. Dan Warner (dwarner@nobts.edu) or Dr. Dennis Cole (rdcole@nobts.edu) or visit the NOBTS Center for Archaeological Research website at www.nobts.edu/archaeologycenter/