Able-Bodied Diggers Sought

A number of American and foreign expeditions will be in the field this summer in the Holy Land. Almost all offer opportunities for amateurs as well as professionals. So if you have your Ph.D. or no experience at all, here’s your chance.

At Tell Dan in northern Israel, Dr. Avraham Biran, formerly director of the Israeli Department of Antiquities, will again lead the excavation team. He hopes to complete excavation of the royal processional route and the upper city gate. The digging season will last seven weeks beginning June 18 and will be divided into a four-week session and a three-week session. An introductory course in the archaeology of Israel will be taught at the site and periodic field trips to other sites will also be made. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Paul M. Steinberg, Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion, 40 W. 68th St., New York, 10023.