http://blog.ritmeyer.com ...on Biblical Archaeology Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Google Alert to Jerusalem Archaeology brought it all back: "The lost Ark: are the Germans on its trail?" Of course, the content of the article which reported that a researcher from the University of Hamburg claimed to have found the remains of the palace of the Queen of Sheba ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/05/15/the-ark-of-the-covenant-on-the-trail-again/ I recently had an interesting contact with Graham Kennedy, cartoonist and animator and now full-time Bible Illustrator. After chatting back and forth, he suggested interviewing me on his blog, asking some searching questions, see The Bible Illustration Blog. http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/05/03/illustrating-the-bible/ The Israel Museum's Archaeology Wing is currently closed for comprehensive renewal and will reopen to the public in 2009-2010. This is done with the support of the Bronfman family, after whom the wing is named. Their website gives an overview of some of the most important finds that were exhibited in ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/04/27/the-israel-museums-archaeology-wing-is-closed/ I was interested to see, in my daily Google Alert for the Temple Mount, on James Grant's blog, that the new ESV Study Bible, for which I have been providing illustrations, now has its own webpage, launched by Crossways, its publisher. It is worthwhile having a look at the sample ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/04/19/esv-study-bible/ It has been reported here and here that some of the small stones near the top of the Western Wall are crumbling. One wonders why this is happening and what can be done about it. Let us first examine the wall. There are three different layers of stone courses visible, see ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/04/17/western-wall-stones-crumbling/ Here is the official program. Please note that attendance is free, but registration is required, see below. The Temple of Jerusalem: From Moses to the Messiah May 11 – 12, 2008 The Inaugural conference of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, Honoring Professor Louis H. Feldman May 11 • Noon – 6:00 pm Yeshiva University ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/04/01/conference-in-new-york-on-the-temple-of-jerusalem/ During May 11-12, 2008, a conference is planned in New York on the Temple of Jerusalem. The models of the Tabernacle, Solomon's and Herod's Temples, which I designed, will be displayed there. I am also one of the speakers, giving a lecture on "The Academic and Creative Process of Archaeological ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/03/23/international-conference-on-the-temple-of-jerusalem-in-new-york/ First of all, I would like to apologize for not having blogged for a while. The reason is that our family has moved from Australia back to the UK. Some people move house, but our lot seems to be moving continents, which is very time consuming. A few days ago it ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2008/03/16/remains-from-the-first-temple-period-found-near-the-temple-mount/ While digging a trench for electric cabling on the Temple Mount, see plan, a layer of apparently undisturbed material from the First Temple period was discovered. Fragments of bowl rims, bases and body sherds, the base of a juglet used for the ladling of oil, the handle of a small ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2007/10/23/first-temple-remains-found-on-the-temple-mount/ In November this year I plan to give the following lectures in California: Thursday 11/15 NEAR EAST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Place: Town and Country Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA. Moderator: Gary A. Byers (Associates for Biblical Research) Time: 9:50 – 10:20 am Title: 40 years on – Temple Mount research since 1967 Monday 11/19 THE SIMMONS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 18TH ... http://blog.ritmeyer.com/2007/10/09/upcoming-lectures/