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Dr. Collins continues discussing his cure for Sodom Derangement Syndrome.In this episode, he treats Symptom #4: ignorance of or ignoring the socio-ethno-cultural dynamics of the Abraham narrativeFor expanded information on this episode's topic, look up Dr. Steven Collins on Substack and become a subscriber.

Dr. Collins continues discussing his cure for Sodom Derangement Syndrome.In this episode, he treats Symptom # 3: ignorance of or ignoring the non-etiological, factual nature of the Abraham narratives.For expanded information on this episode's topic, become a Substack subscriber.Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media:FacebookX Instagram

In this episode, Dr. Collins discusses the second symptom of Sodom Derangement Syndrome. The Doctor is in!

No, it is not a Space Shuttle mission. It is Dr. Collins' newly coined name for the typical issues that characterize someone who does not agree with Tall el-Hammem being Biblical Sodom. It stands for Sodom Derangement Syndrome. In this episode, Dr. Collins begins addressing the core symptoms of SDS. Get out your Bible, the Doctor is in! Become an Inner Circle Partner:

Happy New Year! Dr. Collins welcomes in the year by discussing some new terminology he is employing, regarding Tall el-Hammam as Biblical Sodom. He and Gary Byers also talk about some new archaeology that may show that alphabetic writing is older than previously thought. Join us for our first episode of 2025!

In English, a South Paw is left-handed, but in Hebrew it would be right-handed. Dr. Collins speaks about the use of the Hebrew word "yamin" (יָמִין), in Ezekiel 16:46. Many new English translations translate it as "south". The Septuagent uses the word "dexios" (δεξιός), meaning right hand, or place of honor. Find out how this passage in Ezekiel is important to the discussion of the location of Sodom and the Cities of the Plain. Grab your favorite concordance and follow along! Become an ⁠Inner Circle Partner⁠: Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Instagram

No, this episode isn't about a new romance movie, coming to a theater near you. It's about chronology and synchronisms. Dr. Collins discusses who the Pharaoh of the Exodus is. Grab some popcorn and we'll see if CB – that is Mr. DeMille – got it right or not. Grab some popcorn and we'll see if CB – that is Mr. DeMille – got it right or not. Become an ⁠Inner Circle Partner⁠ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Instagram

Genesis chapter 13 gives the geography of Sodom and the cities of the Kikkar. It defines the location of the Kikkar (Disk) of the Jordan. Without a clear understanding of the limits of the geography, people have looked for these cities at the southern end of the Dead Sea. Dr. Collins explains how the Hebrew text is very specific in placing Sodom, and the story of Lot, northeast of the Dead Sea.

We have a special guest with us in this episode! Dr. David Graves has been involved in excavating the Roman area at Tall el-Hammam since the project began. Dr. Graves explains the Bath House complex that was discovered. When you go roamin' around at Tall el-Hammam, you find all kinds of amazing stuff! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become an Inner Circle Partner Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

This episode wraps up the discussion between Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers about the extreme heat evidence from the air-burst event that destroyed the civilization at Tall el-Hammam, during the Middle Bronze Age. Subscribe now for new episodes the first Friday of every month! Become an Inner Circle Partner Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Happy New Year! It is now 2024! In years past, the TeHEP team would be headed off to Jordan during January. But, it's the next chapter in the dig. The main focus now is collating and analyzing the mountain of information that has been collected over the last eighteen-plus years! This episode of Troweling Down continues the story of the curious pottery and mud bricks that came out of the ground during the early excavation seasons at Tall el-Hammam. Subscribe now for new episodes the first Friday of every month! Become an Inner Circle Partner: Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Tall el-Hammam was chosen to excavate as the possible site of Sodom, based not on the destruction evidence, but on the geography listed in the Bible. The idea of it having been destroyed by a cosmic airburst event was hit upon during the first season. Dr. Collins recounts how and why this theory was proposed, based on the evidence coming out of the ground during that initial excavation. Subscribe now for new episodes the first Friday of every month! Become an Inner Circle Partner Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Why do archaeologists love to collect pottery sherds? If they find enough pieces, they might have enough to reconstruct a vessel–that they can keep their candy in! Smashed vessels are the original 3D puzzles. In this episode, Dr. Steve and Gary discuss how the scattered sherds collected over sixteen seasons at Tall el-Hammam are proving to be a collection archaeologists have not seen elsewhere in the Levant. Also, watch and see what is afoot with a foot from a footed vessel! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become an Inner Circle Partner Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Sure, the pun was intended! The airburst destruction evidence at Tall el-Hammam (Sodom) continues to be investigated and shared. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers talk about some of the new discussions by scientists and journalists.  Here is the link to to Jerusalem Post Article mentioned in this episode. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month!  Become an Inner Circle Partner Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media:  Facebook Twitter Instagram

With over a dozen archaeological sites that could be Sodom, what makes Tall-el Hammam stand out? In this first and most popular episode of the Troweling Down Podcast, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss why Sodom is believed to be the location of Sodom.  Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile:  Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media:  Facebook:  Twitter:  Instagram: 

What led to the extinction of wooly mammoths, and how does the Younger Dryas event fit into this discussion? On this episode of Troweling Down, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers delve into the historical significance of airburst events. Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook​​ Twitter Instagram

The TeHEP team spent almost eight weeks at the site this year. The team excavated many areas on the Upper Tall, uncovering a huge amount of architecture. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss new discoveries relating to the fortifications that defended the city of Sodom! Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile TeHEPsmile​​Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook ​​Twitter TeHEP_TSUInstagram

Tall el-Hammam was continuously occupied throughout many Archaeological periods. It achieved its largest size during the time of Abraham. There were large-scale destruction events during many of these time periods. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers continue discussing some of the new discoveries from the 2023 season at Tall el-Hammam, and especially discuss an earthquake that hit the city during the Intermediate Bronze period. Support our project by becoming an Inner Circle Partner TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile ​​Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media Facebook ​​Twitter Instagram

Excavation Season 16 has come to a close. It was the team's longest excavation season. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers start reviewing some of the amazing new findings from the past eight weeks of digging. Lots and lots of analysis to be done! Support TeHEP by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners#5af8008e-e6c5-4937-9307-253c30daf073 Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

Dr. Collins and Gary Byers discuss some of the new, early findings from this season at Tall el-Hammam. Onward and Downward! Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: ​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Tall El-Hammam is back in action after missing two years of digging! Gary Byers and Carroll Kobs give an overview of some of the Iron Age buildings on the Acropolis. Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook​​ Twitter Instagram

No, it isn't a line from a movie, but a quote that might have been said by one of the men from the armies of Sodom and Gomorrah. The King James Bible translation of Genesis 14:10 is, "And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there;". Other translations use "asphalt" or "tar pits" for the translation of the Hebrew word חֵמָר (hemar). Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss the proper translation of this word, and how it relates to the true topography of the Dead Sea Valley and to the story of Chedorlaomer's attack on the cities of the Valley of Siddim. Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Ancient number systems and ancient concepts of time are a challenge to accurately place some of the events in the Old Testament. Our modern concept of recording dates is very accurate, but ancient people were not nearly as concerned as we are. Honorific ages were used in telling the stories and exploits of important individuals, and number systems were not always base ten. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss the ages of the Patriarchs and how this relates to when Abraham lived, and thus when Sodom would have been destroyed. They give special credit to a new book on the subject of the age of Abraham. It is titled, How Old Was Father Abraham? by Dr. Craig Olson. Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media Facebook ​​Twitter Instagram

Dating the time of Abraham has become a controversial issue among Bible believers. The stories in the Bible happened, but dating, when they happened, has been based on a modern interpretation of the ancient peoples' ways of using numbers and speaking about time. Dating the destruction of Sodom is important because it pins Abraham to a specific point in time, from which a lot of events in the Bible can be correctly placed in history. Dr. Collins talks about the date of the airburst impact that destroyed Tall el-Hammam, the dating of the pottery from the site, and he begins a two-part explanation of how ancient people used a very different way of keeping track of time. Become a dig volunteer for Season 16 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook ​​Twitter Instagram

In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers talk about the people of Sodom... and their bones. The "Necro-scape" at Tall el-Hammam is very large. There were many towns and villages that surrounded Sodom. Life was hard, so death was very much part of everyday life. When we find the physical remains of people, determining how they died can help us understand the history and culture of the civilization. Burials can give us insight into their rituals. Bones found in strange contexts can give us insight into what happened to Tall el-Hammam! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners#5af8008e-e6c5-4937-9307-253c30daf073 Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

Pottery sherds are the original 3D puzzles! When pottery vessels get smashed, sometimes enough pieces can be found that can be put together to give a good idea of what the whole vessel looked like. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers show some examples restored at the Archaeological Research Center of the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: ​​ Twitter: Instagram:

Ramparts aren't only from The Star-Spangled Banner. They are an important part of ancient fortifications, as well as modern ones. Gateways, too. Genesis 19:1 says that Lot was "sitting in the gateway" of Sodom. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers talk about the fortifications of Sodom. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media Facebook ​​Twitter Instagram

Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss some of their favorite dishes! Not food, but what it is cooked in -- Casseroles! In particular, they discuss one dubbed "The Flying Casserole". This one has a very interesting story that reinforces the destruction theory of Tall el-Hammam. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Like 3D puzzles? How about having to hunt for all of the pieces? We have a very interesting one to show you. It's another pottery vessel from the Palace Area. How it came to be so scattered about and burned is puzzling, but Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers offer a very compelling theory! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram

What wonderful stories pottery has to tell! Not only can pottery give us a date for a civilization, it can also be used to give a better understanding of how a civilization lived. Most of the time it paints a picture of everyday life, how they cooked their meals, what products they stored, sometimes even what rituals a civilization performed. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss how a pot can even give clues as to how a civilization was destroyed! You can learn a lot from a pot! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook ​​Twitter Instagram

No, it's not an actual pottery style. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers show examples of pottery found at Tall el-Hammam that have been encrusted with salt. The Dead Sea is well known for its salt and mineral content, but how did the salt get all the way up the valley to Tall el-Hammam? Enjoy the discussion in this episode! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Pottery is the timepiece of a site. Pottery forms help date when a civilization existed. In this episode, we look at some of the analyses being performed on the pottery from the "Palace Complex" at Tall el-Hammam. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle... Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

A continued discussion about a cosmic event that wiped out the cities of the plain in the Middle Bronze Age. The evidence suggests an airburst event occurred. Dr. Byers and Dr. Collins continue to discuss in Part 2, the evidence that 22 researchers & scientists unaffiliated with the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project have provided. Published in Nature Scientific Reports, this paper is making an impact in the scientific community. This paper can be found here Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram

A cosmic event wiped out the cities of the plain in the Middle Bronze Age. The evidence suggests an airburst event occurred. Dr. Byers and Dr. Collins continue to discuss the evidence that 22 researchers & scientists unaffiliated with the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project have provided. Published in Nature Scientific Reports, this paper is making an impact in the scientific community. This paper can be found at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3 Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners ​ Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss the recently published paper in Nature Scientific Reports, on the airburst that destroyed Tall el-Hammam in the Middle Bronze Age. This paper was the collaboration of 22 researchers in various fields, lead by our own Dr. Phil Silvia. Learn what impact this paper is making! This paper can be found at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3 Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners ​ Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

The site of Tall el-Hammam has hundreds of thousands of stones that did not move up the hill by themselves. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss what the ancient people built with all of these big rocks. What a lot of work! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners ​ Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Some people say, "You can't have it all!" But we do! The location of Tall el-Hammam put it right along one of the major trade routes in the Holy Land. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers finish their discussion on how the location of Tall el-Hammam put it smack dab in the geographic background of many of the events in the Bible. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners ​ Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Having the right real estate is important for the survival of a civilization. The site of Tall el-Hammam was built upon by various cultures all throughout history. After the destruction of the Middle Bronze civilization, it was never rebuilt as a major city, but the excavation shows it was occupied again with buildings, even into the time of Jesus. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers speculate about its use during the time of Moses and Joshua. Did the Israelites camp on the destroyed site of the city of Sodom? Did God possibly redeem that land he cursed by allowing His Holy Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle to reside on the very spot of evil He so violently judged? Find out what our archaeologists think! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-vol... Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners ​ Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Just as today, ancient people understood the importance of location when deciding where to camp or put a city. The Plain of the Jordan Valley has always been one of the most important crossroads in the entire Holy Land. Everybody from Abraham to Jesus journeyed across the Kikkar (Plain of the Jordan). In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers talk about the possibility of Moses and Joshua camping the Israelites at Tall el-Hammam, in this first part of a series on Tall el-Hammam's importance as a location for thousands of years and in many events throughout the Bible. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16 (deadline to register is August 15, 2021): https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

Fighting with Sickle Swords and Duck-Billed Axes...Really? Sounds like a cartoon. Archaeologists may have strange names for ancient weapons, but they would still hurt...a lot! Dr. C and Dr. B. show off some of the ancient weapons in the collection at the Trinity Southwest Museum of Archaeology and Biblical History. Stick around! You'll get the point! Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Infant sacrifice was a prevalent ritual in antiquity. An infant burial was excavated at Tall el-Hammam. In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers spend the afternoon at the TSU Museum of Archaeology, pointing out various artifacts and discussing infant sacrifice. If you visit our YouTube channel, you can see what they are discussing in this episode of Troweling Down, Biblical Archaeology for the 21st Century. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! YouTube Troweling Down: Biblical Archaeology for the 21st Century: https://www.youtube.com/c/TrowelingDown Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners ​ Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Aren't Dolmens those lettuce wrap-looking things at a Middle Eastern Restaurant? Nope! A Dolmen is a megalithic monument that ancient people erected out of huge stones. They are found from England to Japan, and everywhere in between. In this episode, we'll talk about the Dolmens found at Tall el-Hammam. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://tallelhammam.com/be-a-dig-volunteer ​​Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners ​Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology Episode

Have you ever heard of "King Solomon's Mines"? Well, we know where they probably were. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss copper mining and smelting in Jordan at the time of Abraham and Sodom. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020​ Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile​ Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

Pottery Forms can show you what time period you are in, but this can cover hundreds of years of time. Radiocarbon Dating can narrow down the time frame. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss the use of carbonized barley and flax discovered in the destruction matrix at Tall el-Hammam. Subscribe now for new episodes the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle... Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

In this episode, Dr. Steve Collins and New York Times Best Selling Author, Eric Metaxas discuss why the work at Tall el-Hammam is important to archaeology. This clip comes from our Dig Deep 2021 TeHEP Livestream Fundraiser, January 23, 2021. To watch the entire episode visit www.TeHEP.com Subscribe now for new episodes the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Mmm! What's cooking? Smells good! We can't think about a culture without thinking about its food. Every region on the globe is famous for distinct and tasty eats. Let's learn about cooking in the Middle Bronze Age by looking at some cookware from Tall-el Hammam. Find the recipes for Tah'u stew and desserts in The Harvest Handbook of Bible Lands. Order it from your favorite bookseller. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

In this episode Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers continue the discussion on the importance of synchronisms and anachronisms. These connections archaeologically demonstrate how the Bible fits into specific periods including Moses and the Exodus, the collapse of the Egyptian 18th Dynasty, and Joseph being sold into slavery. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020 Become an Inner Circle Partner: https://bit.ly/2ZmCjqu Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Join our TeHEP email update list at DigSodom.com Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

Historical synchronism? Anachronisms? In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers explain the importance of synchronisms and anachronisms. These connections archaeologically demonstrate how the Bible fits into specific periods including Moses and the Exodus, the collapse of the Egyptian 18th Dynasty, and Joseph being sold into slavery. Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020 Become an Inner Circle Partner: https://bit.ly/2ZmCjqu Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Join our TeHEP email update list at DigSodom.com Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

The first probe in the destruction matrix on the upper city reveals a very unusual find. In this podcast, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss how melted glass a.k.a. trinitite ended up on a piece of pottery found at Tall el-Hammam. Subscribe now for new episodes on the first Friday of every month! Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020 Support our Dig by becoming an Inner Circle Partner: https://tallelhammam.com/inner-circle-partners Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology/

Subscribe now for new episodes the first Friday of every month! Did you know there are at least 25 geographical indicators for the location of Sodom in the Bible? In this episode of the Troweling Down Podcast, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers discuss how the Bible is the best geographical source surviving from antiquity and how it was used to discover the location of Sodom. We also learn how Dr. Collins began his archaeology journey. Become a dig volunteer for Season 16: https://bit.ly/DigSodom2020 Become an Inner Circle Partner: https://bit.ly/2ZmCjqu Support TSU and TeHEP by shopping through Amazon Smile: https://bit.ly/TeHEPsmile Join our TeHEP email update list at DigSodom.com Follow Tall-el Hammam and TSU on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigSodom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeHEP_TSU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tsu_museum_of_archaeology

Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers give us a look at the defensive system of Sodom. They discuss the city wall and the multiple phases of the rampart system that provided a massive fortification for the largest city in the Southern Levant.