"When you're digging . . . it blows your mind because all the stuff in museums that you're told you can't touch, you get to touch it! Not only do you get to touch it, you get to dig it out of the ground. You don't know who the last person to touch it was."
Dessa Jones, 2007 Participant
The Tel Gezer Excavation and Publication Project
The Tel Gezer Excavation and Publication Project is a consortium of institutions under thedirection of Steve Ortiz and Sam Wolff. It is a multi-disciplinary field project investigating the Bronze and Iron Age history of the ancient biblical city of Tel Gezer.
2013 Summer Season: June 17 - July 12
NOTE: APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 28
DEADLINE HAS PASSED: SOME SLOTS AVAILABLE CONTACT DR. ORTIZ FOR AVAILABILITY
There are two additional projects associated with the Tel Gezer Excavations:
The Gezer Regional Survey: contact Dr. Eric Mitchell (emitchell@swbts.edu)
Gezer Water System: contact Dr. Dan Warner (dwarner6@cfl.rr.com)
Sponsored by:
The Tandy Institute for Archaeology at
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Associate Sponsor: Andrews University
Consortium Schools
Ashland Theological Seminary
Clear Creek Baptist College
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary - Marian Eakins Museum
Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School
Lycoming College
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Supporting Institutions
The Gezer Regional Council
Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority
Affiliated with the Amercian Schools of Oriental Research
Contact Information
Dr. Steve Ortiz
Tandy Institute for Archaeology
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 22308
Fort Worth, TX 76122
Dr. Sam Wolff
Israel Antiquities Authority
P.O. Box 586
91004 Jerusalem Israel
Dr. Terry Hofecker
U. S. Project Administrator
6827 Rings Road
Dublin OH 43016
