This website is dedicated the archaeological projects and commentaries by Prof. Aren M. Maeir of Bar-Ilan University. Several major projects are conducted by Aren:

• Excavations at Tell es-Safi, identified as Canaanite and Philistine Gath (home of biblical Goliath!) and Medieval “Blanche Garde,” is one of the largest pre-classical sites in the Levant, settled continuously from late Prehistoric through Modern times. Since 1996, excavations at the site have revealed fascinating and groundbreaking finds, including the earliest known siege system in the world, the earliest deciphered Philistine inscription, and extremely rich and well-preserved evidence of various cultures, peoples, and historical events, spanning some six millennia of occupation.
• The Minerva Center for the Relations between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times (RIAB), co-directed by Prof. Angelika Berlejung of the University of Leipzig.
• Explorations on the Jewish Gideonite Kingdom in Ethiopia, co-directed by Prof. Boaz Zissu (BIU) and Prof. Aaron Butts (Hamburg).
• Research on ancient Jerusalem, facilitated by Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies.