NY Times Article
30/Oct/2008 09:05
The weather has turned colder, the autumn air is getting progressively crisper, and the Elah Fortress has now been “washed” with the first rains of the season.
A couple of weeks ago, Lonestar Communications (PR firm in Jerusalem led by the formidable Charley Levine), arranged a visit to the site by Ethan Bronner of the NY Times. You can read his article on the excavation and the finds on the NY Times website here.
In general, the article Ethan wrote was well researched and intelligently presented. Unfortunately, the article did not make mention of fellow co-director Barnea Selavan. His efforts to make this effort shine will at least be noted here.
The article may also leave one with the impression that Foundation Stone is a funding organization. I wish that was the case. We’d like nothing better than to have a war chest with funds available for the many important digs going on throughout Israel. So we try to be selective and focus on those excavations and projects that we can assist to develop in a way that will attract visitors, enable people to learn, explore, and immerse themselves in the compelling stories of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. To that end, we welcome the support and involvement of organizations and individuals that share that objective.
On a different note, much has been learned already about the ostracon. Some of the theories in the blogosphere about the site identification and the text of the ostracon make for compelling reading. Although the epigrapher (Hagai Misgav) has been diligently and carefully studying the text the process is proving longer than expected and we hope to release a first reading in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details as we get them. The Associated Press and CNN have both been to the site now, and images of the ostracon should be appearing soon...
with blessings,
David Willner
Foundation Stone
A couple of weeks ago, Lonestar Communications (PR firm in Jerusalem led by the formidable Charley Levine), arranged a visit to the site by Ethan Bronner of the NY Times. You can read his article on the excavation and the finds on the NY Times website here.
In general, the article Ethan wrote was well researched and intelligently presented. Unfortunately, the article did not make mention of fellow co-director Barnea Selavan. His efforts to make this effort shine will at least be noted here.
The article may also leave one with the impression that Foundation Stone is a funding organization. I wish that was the case. We’d like nothing better than to have a war chest with funds available for the many important digs going on throughout Israel. So we try to be selective and focus on those excavations and projects that we can assist to develop in a way that will attract visitors, enable people to learn, explore, and immerse themselves in the compelling stories of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. To that end, we welcome the support and involvement of organizations and individuals that share that objective.
On a different note, much has been learned already about the ostracon. Some of the theories in the blogosphere about the site identification and the text of the ostracon make for compelling reading. Although the epigrapher (Hagai Misgav) has been diligently and carefully studying the text the process is proving longer than expected and we hope to release a first reading in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details as we get them. The Associated Press and CNN have both been to the site now, and images of the ostracon should be appearing soon...
with blessings,
David Willner
Foundation Stone
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Fall Update
02/Oct/2008 20:38
Well, I got back the rushes of the presentation and the file after conversion is over 450 mb’s. I’m still trying to reduce it and I have to find a good program to edit down the clips easily. In the meantime, next week I’ll put up the whole unedited piece. The discussions (in Hebrew) about the pottery is a master’s course, and because of external events, the session was limited and did not deal with the ostracon, geomorphology, and other issues. But it’s a rare glimpse into the hidden recesses of archaeology and well worth a watch.
Shana Tova,
Happy New Year 5769
David Willner
Foundation Stone
Shana Tova,
Happy New Year 5769
David Willner
Foundation Stone