The November/December 2014 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review includes an article on the Hippos Excavation and the recent publication of Hippos-Sussita of the Decapolis. The article focusses on the House of Tyche, including good photos of the Tyche fresco and an inscription from the entrance hall.
Hot off the press
A. Segal, M. Eisenberg, J. Młynarczyk, M. Burdajewicz, M. Schuler, Hippos (Sussita) of the Decapolis: The First Twelve Seasons of Excavations (2000-2011), Volume I, The Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Haifa 2013.
ISBN 978-965-7547-03-8
Hardcover, 323 pages, all plates in full color, album size (24×33 cm). Cost:
Regular – $130; €95; 450 NIS
Hippos Volunteers (past & present) – $100; €73; 350 NIS
Cover, contents and few sample pages:
http://hippos.haifa.ac.il/graphics/HipposSummary_I_Front_Contents_S.pdf
Meanwhile the book may be ordered thorough hippos@research.haifa.ac.il; the prices as stated above (regular=$130, volunteer=$100), just add please postal costs ($18 for the US, €10 for Europe or $22 for Australia).
The payment should be made by a personal cheque payable to: “University of Haifa”.
Please specify clearly your full name, address and e-mail.
Send to:
Dr. Michael Eisenberg
Hippos Excavation Project
Zinman Institute of Archaeology
Department of Archaeology – University of Haifa
Haifa 3498838
Israel
The ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies held its Thirty-Eighth International Conference on the topic of the “The Decapolis: History and Archaeology” at the Oriental Institute of the University of Oxford. Dr. Schuler presented a paper titled, “Microcosm of Transition: The Northeast Insula Project at Hippos of the Decapolis.” An audio and slide version of the paper is published here in three formats:
Flash, HTML5 (formatted for iPad), and YouTube
Over the next weeks, we will start adding materials for the 2013 season to the excavation report linked above. However, in the midst of the 2013 season, we discovered a error when we mapped the squares using the new north/south system. So, in the excavation data, we will include updated materials from 2012. The text of this year’s report will discuss both seasons together.