Tel Dor – 2009
Authors:   Israel Antiquities
                        Authority, Sharon Ilan ,   Israel Antiquities
                        Authority, Gilboa Ayelet ,   Israel Antiquities
                        Authority, Shalev Yiftah 
Published: December 2024

During June-August 2009, the twenty-seventh season of excavations was
conducted at Tel Dor (G-65/2009; map ref. 1422-30/2246-60). The excavations,
undertaken on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the
University of Haifa, in collaboration with the University of Washington at
Seattle, St. Joseph University and Pennsylvania State University. under the
auspices of the Israel Exploration Society and underwritten by the Berman
Center for Biblical Archaeology, the Zinman Institute of Archaeology, the
University of Washington at Seattle, the Goldhirsh Foundation and several
anonymous donors. Various activities that were performed during the season,
in addition to the excavation itself, were funded by the Israel Science
Foundation (archaeozoology - Grant No. 1010/06; 3D imaging of artifacts
Grant No. 168/06) and the White-Levy program for Archaeological Publication
(publication of the Iron Age strata of Areas B and G). The excavation was
directed by I. Sharon (the Hebrew University) and A. Gilboa (University of
Haifa), with the assistance of S.C. Stroup (head of the University of
Washington, Seattle expedition), E. Bloch-Smith (head of the St. Joseph
University, Philadelphia expedition; Area D2 supervision), A. Killebrew
(head of the Pennsylvania State University expedition), A. Karasik (Hebrew
University and Weizmann Institute, Area D4 supervision), Y. Shalev
(University of Haifa, Area D5 supervision), C. Thomas (Harvard University,
Area D2 square supervision), R. Boehler and C. Norris (University of
Washington, Area D4 square supervision), H. Ben-Bassat (University of Haifa,
Area D5 square supervision), B. Manning-Rosenblum (Hebrew University, Area
D5 square supervision), A. Goodstein (registration, Area D2), T. Layman
(University of Washington, Area D4 registration), S. Mumladze (University of
Haifa, Area D5 registration), K. Barry (Pennsylvania State University,
architecture), P. Weimann-Barak (University of Haifa, architecture), J.
Nitschke (Georgetown University, registration supervision), Y. Gecht (Hebrew
University, registration supervision), B. Monnickendam-Givon (Hebrew
University, identification of pottery from later periods), R. Linn and R.
Shafir (University of Haifa, architectural conservation), M. Lavi (Hebrew
University, artifact conservation), R. Shafir (University of Haifa, pottery
restoration), L. Sapir-Chen (Tel Aviv University, archaeozoology), C.
Pfeister (photography), Y. Farhi (Hebrew University, numismatics), A.
Bar-Hadas (Hebrew University, administration), V. Damov (University of
Haifa, finds drawing), R. Zeltser (computerized imaging), R. Gross (museum
registration), J. Nitschke (Georgetown University, independent academic
participant) and J. Zorn (Cornell University, independent academic
participant). In addition, students and volunteers from a variety of
countries participated in the excavation, including groups of students from
the University of Washington, from other colleges on the east coast of the
United States, the Pennsylvania State University and students from the
University of Haifa and other volunteers. During the course of the
excavations, four field courses were conducted at the site: an
English-speaking field school on behalf of the University of Washington, a
study dig and conservation course on behalf of the University of Haifa and a
combined study dig and conservation course on behalf of the Pennsylvania
State University. The expedition was lodged at the Kefar Galim boarding
school and was assisted by the staff of the Ha-Mizgaga Museum at Nahsholim.