Jerusalem Ophel Excavation 2024 Preview

Interview with Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat and Prof. Uzi Leibner
The Ophel area at dusk at the end of the 2022 excavation season
Photo by Sasson Tiram

The team from Hebrew University and the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is about to start excavations again in the royal quarter of ancient Jerusalem—the Ophel. On today’s program, host Christopher Eames talks with excavation directors Prof. Uzi Leibner and Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat about the upcoming Ophel dig.

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