Modeling the NIP
Jackie Wiebold, volunteer from last summer, has been working on a 3D model of the Northeast Insula Project. Here is an early glimpse at what promises to be an interesting and helpful view of our work.
Dr. Mark Schuler
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Research on Inscriptions
There are several parallels for the mosaic inscriptions from the House of Tyche.
The garden inscription has parallels at Tell el-Farama and Shiqmona near Haifa (with the same misspelling).
The inscription from the entrance hall has parallels at Pompeiopolis and Krokodeilon Polis near Caesarea (SEG 56 (2006): 1891).
Schuler on KFUO (again)
Click to hear Dr. Schuler on KFUO radio discussing inscriptions from 2011, the James Box, and doing archaeology in Israel, from a broadcast on 18 October.
Seeking volunteers
Plans are beginning for the 2012 Season. We will be excavating Building Beta in the western zone, and we will be exposing another section of the House of Tyche. Explore the “Volunteer Info” menu above for full details. Click “Dig Registration” when you are ready to sign up. We hope to see you at Sussita. Click here to download a brochure and poster.
House of Tyche
As I work on data from the 2011 season, I appreciate more the wealth of the peristyle house to the east of the Northeast Church. Now that we have a beautiful garden entrance with an inscription in tabula ansata wishing “Good Fortune” for the builder, this second reference to “Fortune (Tyche)” motivates us to rename this peristyle house as the House of Tyche.
Imagine entering the garden from the street . . .
