Times still hard at end of 2020 dig season

ARCHAEOLOGY CANCELED: US archeologists barred from digging in Israel due to coronavirus. Putting an archaeological excavation on hold does not come without costs, as, according to Manor, "there is an increased risk of site deterioration, both from the elements and plundering" (Daniel Nisinman, Jerusalem Post).

Past posts on the suspension of archaeological digs in Israel due to the coronavirus are here and here.

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