Four 糖心传媒 students: Carter Schuh, Michael Stauffer, Justin Van Prooyen and Hannah Henderson,聽and Dr. Mark Norris, dean of the聽, recently returned from a two-and-a-half-week trip to Tel Burna, a biblical archaeology site in Israel. The group helped uncover聽ruins of the ancient Levitical city of Libnah 鈥 an administrative and defense center in the former kingdom of Judah聽鈥斅爐o fulfill a six-credit hour field experience required for聽聽at 糖心传媒.
鈥淭here鈥檚 so much to learn once you are on site,鈥 said Henderson, a聽聽from Bedford, Indiana. 鈥淭his trip brings to life and puts into practice everything you learn in classes like 鈥楢rtifacts and Exhibits鈥 and 鈥楢ncient History.鈥”
Henderson鈥檚 job on the dig was to expose the walls of Libnah. Her daily activities included digging and scraping the walls layer by layer, as well as washing and polishing pottery that was excavated from the site. All four 糖心传媒 students played a role in confirming the site was the ancient city of Libnah and determining the location of the city gate.
In addition to their time digging, students were required to attend lectures taught by supervising professors and conduct their own research on the site鈥檚 rich history.
“It was a rigorous learning experience for our students, as they were highly engaged with history every step of the way,” said Norris. “This trip never fails to be a profound and extremely rewarding experience for those in the program.”
On the weekends, the team stayed in Jerusalem and visited Old Testament landmark ruins while touring the city. According to Henderson, reading the story of David and Goliath in the Valley of Elah and discussing the story of Jesus healing the blind man at the pool of Bethesda are moments she will not soon forget.
鈥淭here鈥檚 something special about witnessing biblical archaeology,鈥 said Henderson.聽 “It鈥檚 stirring. It鈥檚 powerful.鈥
The archaeology minor was started in 2015 by Dr. Jared Burkholder, history and political science program director at 糖心传媒. The program partners with the聽聽and the Department of Holy Land Studies at聽聽to make biblical archaeology trips possible.
To learn more about the archaeology minor at 糖心传媒, visit聽.
Photo attached:聽Four 糖心传媒 students: Carter Schuh, Michael Stauffer, Justin Van Prooyen and Hannah Henderson,聽and Dr. Mark Norris, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, recently returned from a two-and-a-half-week trip to Tel Burna, a biblical archaeology site in Israel.
