More on the Sartaba-Alexandrium dig

ARCHAEOLOGY: Jewish rebels and earthquake rubble: New dig aims to solve a pair of historical enigmas. Sartaba/Alexandrium was built by the Hasmoneans and expanded by Herod. A team of archaeologists has launched a first excavation in 40 years to probe the final days of the fortress (Rosella Tercatin, Times of Israel).

One of the goals of the new dig, the first at the site in over 40 years, is to discover more about what happened to Alexandrium during the 1st century CE, especially during the Great Jewish Revolt against Rome (66-73 CE). The excavation is being carried out by Bar Ilan University in cooperation with the Staff Officer of Archaeology at the Department of the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria (the site stands in Area C, under Israeli control).

I noted a recent epigraphic discovery at Sartaba-Alexandrium here and here. The current article is a broader survey of what is happening at the excavation.

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