Vornsand, Allen Age 80, of Paw Paw, MI, passed away at home on Monday, . Allen was born in Hillsdale, IL, the son of the late Alfred and Florence (Carlson) Vornsand.
BAR contributing editor Nathan Steinmeyer met with Adams to discuss his journey from volunteer to dig director in Twenty Years at Megiddo .
Israel Finkelstein (left) and Matthew Adams (right) at the Tel Megiddo excavation. Photo courtesy Matthew Adams. “This is a class, so you better come prepared,” said Matthew Adams, Director of the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.
Matthew Adams Matthew Adams is Dorot Director of the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. He earned his Ph.D. in History from the Pennsylvania State University in 2007, specializing in Egyptology and Near Eastern Archaeology. He has more than 25 seasons of excavation experience at sites in Egypt and Israel. While he has broad interests in space and time throughout ...
In 2016, team members of the Megiddo Expedition, led by co-directors Israel Finkelstein, Matthew Adams, and Mario Martin, uncovered a tomb, labeled “Tomb 50,” adjacent to a monumental Middle Bronze Age palace. The excavation and documentation of the tomb represents an enormously successful application of some of archaeology’s most innovative and fashionable techniques in digital ...
Kevin J. Salisbury Kevin J. Salisbury, 55, of Aurora, IL passed away Saturday morning, July 4th, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Aurora, IL. He was born in Paw Paw the son of Donald R. and ...