One of the more interesting small finds from 2010 is a crossbow fibula-a pin used to hold together the corner of a garment at the shoulder. Such pins were worn first by soldiers and later by church officials.
Our fibula has been cleaned:
Some of the detail is quite exquisite:
Our friends at Haifa have just sent new photos of the Hippos Excavation taken from the air using a helicopter.
The NIP from the northeast:
I also though you might enjoy a dramatic view of the dig site from the west:
One of the goals of my sabbatical in 2010-2011 is to put much more material from the dig on the web. To that end, I am experimenting with a photo gallery. See some practice pages at https://northeastinsulaeproject.org/gallery3/. Once I get my photo library organized, I’ll bring it to the web. Suggestions welcome.
Thanks to all who have “liked” our new Facebook page. We now have our own URL: http://facebook.com/NIPatHippos. Our old “group” is fading away.
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