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Jezreel Valley Regional Project

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The Jezreel Valley Regional Project is a long-tem Archaeological survey excavation project exploring the Jezreel Valley, in the southern Levant the Prehistoric through the Ottoman and British Mandate periods in Israel/Palestine.[1]

Background

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The project is directed by Matthew J. Adams. Its stated mission is to present a "a total history of the region using the tools and theoretical approaches of such disciplines as archaeology, anthropology, geography, history, ethnography, and the natural sciences, within an organizational framework provided by landscape archaeology".[2]

The Jezreel Valley Regional Project undertakes excavations at key sites for Biblical archaeology and Judeo-Christian history, including Tel Megiddo, Tel Shush, Ein el-Jarba, Tel Shimron and the Roman camp town of Legio.[3][4][5]

Publications

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Monographs and edited volumes


Articles

References

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  1. ^ "First Roman military amphitheater discovered in Israel's Armageddon - USC Dornsife News". News and Events. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ^ "Biblical Archaeology | Jezreel Valley Regional Project". JVRP. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. ^ "Roman Legion Camp From 2nd Century C.E. Found at Megiddo". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. ^ "Academic Affiliates". Tel Shimron Excavations - Volunteer Archaeology Digs. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  5. ^ "First Roman military amphitheater in Southern Levant". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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