Field Archaeology in Israel: A Short Note

Fr. Paul-Kolade Tubi, PhD

Department of History and International Studies

Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria

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Introduction

The idea of participating in an archaeological field work in Israel was conceived as a result of the desire to carry out a comparative study of fieldworks in Nigeria and Israel. To achieve this, it became necessary to link up with a university in Israel which has a reputation for archaeological fieldworks and expertise and which session would accommodate the researcher’s academic calendar in Nigeria. The Zinman Institute of Archaeology of Haifa University, Israel met the criteria.

The Session 18 of the archaeological expedition to Hippos-Sussita commenced on September 1, and ended on September 15, 2017. In all, 40 archaeologists and aficionados participated in the dig. The whole site is under the supervision of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the researcher was the only African in the team.