The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Collection

The Judean Desert Expeditions

96 Minutes, 1978
Genre:
Documentary

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Directed by: Unknown
Language: Silent
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In the years 19601961, archaeologists Nahman Avigad, Yigal Yadin, Yochanan Aharoni, Pesach Bar Adon, and Yosef Aviram embarked on an archeological expedition in the Judean Desert, with the help of Southern Command soldiers and volunteers Four camps were established in the Ein Gedi area, Nahal Hever and Nahal David, and the search focused on caves in the cliffs above the streams The film documents the sites search, the camps assembly, the excavations, and the exposure of the skeletons and finds and their decipherment.

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