Horvat Kur excavation

HORVAT KUR, an ancient village in the Galilee, is being excavated this summer by a group from Leiden University:

Digging for the foundations of the New Testament

Between 20 June and 16 July theologist Jürgen Zangenberg and his students will again be carrying out archaeological research on a hill by the Sea of Galilee. Where was the olive press? How were houses laid out? Where could you enjoy a chat with your neighbour? And where did drinking water come from?

Rural Galilee

Ten volunteers from Leiden - students of Theology and Archaeology - will be going to Isreal with students from other Dutch universities and colleagues from Switzerland, Finland and Rumania (35 in total) with the Professor of the New Testament in search of rural Galilee in the Graeco-Roman period. It is currently the only Dutch excavation site in Israel.

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