2020 Living Education Archaeological Dig and Study Tour
June 21 – July 7, 2020
Have you ever wondered... where did David fight Goliath? could you really float in the Dead Sea? what is it like to uncover 3,000 year old artifacts? what would it feel like to walk where Jesus Christ walked?
Israel Dig and Tour 2020 may be your opportunity to find out!
The Living Education Archaeological Dig and Study Tour will be a trip of a lifetime.
For 16 days, participants will enjoy a study tour of the most famous places in biblical history. During the first 10 days of the trip, every day will bring a new remarkable experience visiting famous sites such as Caesarea, Mount Carmel, Dan, Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee, Armageddon, Jordan River, Masada, Dead Sea, Old City of Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Mount of Olives, the City of David and many more.
After the main tour the group will spend a week participating in an archaeological dig at the biblical site of Libnah in the Shephelah region of biblical Judah. This will provide students the opportunity to dig into 3000 years of history discovering the city from the Iron Age time of the Kings of Judah. During the dig week the group will have the opportunity to live in the Valley of Elah where David fought Goliath and visit famous biblical sites of Azekah, Gath, Lachish, Meresha, Gezer, and the Cave of Adullum. Students will see the ancient cities of the Kings of Judah and walk the same ground as the first century Apostles.
The Dig/Study Tour will prove to be an exciting adventure! It will expand participants’ understanding of biblical geography, of biblical events and bring the bible alive as only a feet-on-the-ground experience in the land of Israel can deliver.
The Tour—Notable Locations and Artifacts
The Dig
Meals
“Since 1867, many archaeological excavations have been conducted in Jerusalem, representing many countries and institutions. The most recent endeavor, before our present excavation, was in 1961 when the Jordanian Department of Antiquities, under the direction of well-known archaeologist Miss Kathleen Kenyon, began small scale trench method excavations of the Southern Wall area and the City of David. The work revealed, near the Temple Mount, a small section of pavement, a portion of a large building, and a column. Later an additional trial dig was started near the southeast corner but was soon discontinued due to pressure from local authorities. 
“Down in the holes digging is underway. In each of the areas some wield the picks and shovels. Behind them others fill the rubber buckets with the material dug free, Still others use brushes and small trowels to clean the building stones. As each full bucket is tossed or hoisted to the top, it is dumped into a rectangular sifting frame fitted over a wheelbarrow. After vigorous shaking, eager hands search the remains for the occasional intact pottery handle, the glint of a piece of glass or the telltale blue-green colour of a corroded coin. Finding Such long-lost artifacts generates a sense of excitement and provides information the experts need in dating the layers through which we dig.”
