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Department
of Philosophy and Religion
2001-2002
Colloquium
Series
Wednesday,
30 January
2:30
p.m. - ASH 313
Re-defining
Archaeology:
Is
It Possible To Live Well
An Environmental Reconstruction
Presented by
Dr. Rami Arav
Bethsaida
Excavation Project UNOmaha
The
physical, geological, political, and sociological environments will be
discussed
in relation to the work UNOmaha has been overseeing at Bethsaida,
Israel, for the past fifteen seasons. The lecture will include a slide
presentation.
 Dr.
Rami Arav
is Director of Excavations and Research, Bethsaida Excavations Project.
Prior to his re-discovery of the site in 1987, Bethsaida had been 'lost'
for nearly 2,000 years. Dr. Arav began excavating at the site that same
year and in 1990, helped form the Consortium of the Bethsaida Excavations
Project, which includes 18 colleges and universities from the US, Europe,
and Israel. In addition to
his summer work on-site at Bethsaida, Dr. Arav teaches for the Department
of Philosophy and Religion during the academic year. His current research interests include the Iron Age City Gate
found at Bethsaida, beginning in the 1997 season
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