April
14
/ 2020
A team of students working on what may be the long-lost biblical city of Ziklag have uncovered a hoard of rare objects at a site in Israel. Their finds are adding to the body of evidence that the location was the site of a city connected with the reign of King David. Earlier this year, 32 archaeology students from the Macquarie University in Australia, began work at the archaeological site in Khirbet el-Rai. They were given a chance to work with archaeologists under the auspices of the Israeli Antiquities Authority, and six of the students were mentored by professional archaeologists. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"72620","attributes":{"alt":"In the field: Archaeology student Eva Rummery says the practical experience has helped her to pursue postgraduate study at Macquarie
