Over the past five years, UCLA archaeologist Ran Boytner and USC archaeologist Lynn Dodd have served as facilitators for a team of prominent Israeli and Palestinian archaeologists who have negotiated the first-ever framework for the disposition of the region's archaeological treasures following the future establishment of a Palestinian state. The team's recommendations, which can be implemented in the context of a two-state peace solution, were presented to Israeli archaeologists at an April 8 conference in Jerusalem. The project was funded in part by a grant from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).

The few operational museums in the occupied West Bank are small and underfunded, while scores of archaeological sites have been abandoned. Archaeologists say there are important sites they cannot reach. Some have been left to the elements, and others have been confiscated by Israeli authorities. Nour Odeh reports from East Jerusalem. from AlJazeeraEnglish http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish

Featuring the participation of South African volunteers in the excavation of Tel Dor 2006/7. The Voyage of the Planet™ Magazine in collaboration with the University of South Africa (UNISA) Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies recruits volunteers to join the South African Excavation Team for archaeological excavation at Tel Dor in Israel. See Johnathan Andrew’s magazine – the Voyage of the Planet – here http://www.voyageoftheplanet.co.za/ and the Tel Dor website: http://dor.huji.ac.il/

Featuring the participation of South African volunteers in the excavation of Tel Dor 2006/7. The Voyage of the Planet™ Magazine in collaboration with the University of South Africa (UNISA) Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies recruits volunteers to join the South African Excavation Team for archaeological excavation at Tel Dor in Israel. See Johnathan Andrew’s magazine – the Voyage of the Planet – here http://www.voyageoftheplanet.co.za/ and the Tel Dor website: http://dor.huji.ac.il/

Featuring the participation of South African volunteers in the excavation of Tel Dor 2006/7. The Voyage of the Planet™ Magazine in collaboration with the University of South Africa (UNISA) Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies recruits volunteers to join the South African Excavation Team for archaeological excavation at Tel Dor in Israel. See Johnathan Andrew’s magazine – the Voyage of the Planet – here http://www.voyageoftheplanet.co.za/ and the Tel Dor website: http://dor.huji.ac.il/

Featuring the participation of South African volunteers in the excavation of Tel Dor 2006/7. The Voyage of the Planet™ Magazine in collaboration with the University of South Africa (UNISA) Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies recruits volunteers to join the South African Excavation Team for archaeological excavation at Tel Dor in Israel. See Johnathan Andrew’s magazine – the Voyage of the Planet – here http://www.voyageoftheplanet.co.za/ and the Tel Dor website: http://dor.huji.ac.il/

Featuring the participation of South African volunteers in the excavation of Tel Dor 2006/7. The Voyage of the Planet™ Magazine in collaboration with the University of South Africa (UNISA) Department of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies recruits volunteers to join the South African Excavation Team for archaeological excavation at Tel Dor in Israel. See Johnathan Andrew’s magazine – the Voyage of the Planet – here http://www.voyageoftheplanet.co.za/ and the Tel Dor website: http://dor.huji.ac.il/

Featuring the participation of volunteers in the excavation of Tel Dor 2006/7 in Israel