Monday, May 04, 2020

Archaeologists arrested in Samaria

CONTROVERSIAL APPREHENSION: PA Police Arrest Israeli Archaeologists Investigating Arab Robberies in Northern Samaria Site (David Israel, Jewish Press). The site is Tel Parsin. It was occupied over a long period and there are Second Temple-era remains there.

Again, the story involves plenty of politics. You can read one take on them in the article.

Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the latest news on ancient Judaism and the biblical world.