Huqoq 2022 – preliminary report

Abstract

In May–July 2022, the tenth season of excavations was conducted at Horbat Huqoq (henceforth Huqoq) in Eastern Galilee (License No. G-4/2022; map ref. 245000–500/754300–650; Magness 2012; Magness et al. 2013; Magness et al. 2014; Magness et al. 2016a; Magness et al. 2016 b; Magness et al. 2017; Magness et al. 2018; Magness et al. 2019; Magness et al. 2020). The excavation was undertaken and underwritten by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Austin College (Texas), Baylor University (Texas), Brigham Young University (Utah) and the University of Toronto (Canada). Additional funding was provided by the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, the National Geographic Society, the Kenan Charitable Trust, the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies and private donors. The excavation was directed by J. Magness, with D. Mizzi (assistant director), M. Golan (administration), J. Burney, M. Grey, and R. Cline (area supervision), J. Haberman (field photography), Griffin Higher Photography (aerial photography), M. Robinson-Mohr (registration), D. Schindler (ceramics), K. Britt and R. Boustan (mosaics), M. Wells (architecture), S. O’Connell (painted plaster), R. Mohr (drawing), S. Pirsky (drafting), R. Lowinger and L. Roundhill (site conservation) and M. Lavie (small finds conservation). The volunteers consisted of undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S.A., Canada and Germany.