Upper Cumberland Times

We're excited to share that a new exhibition, featuring artifacts from ancient Israel and titled “Peace and War: The Assyrian Conquest of Lachish,” will open on January 30 in the Lynn H. Wood Archaeology Museum. The museum is free and open to the public.

Almost all of the objects on display were uncovered during the Fourth Expedition to Lachish, a multi-disciplinary field project that occurred from 2013 to 2017 that was sponsored by Southern’s Institute of Archaeology and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. More than 200 Southern students and employees helped excavate the city and investigate its Iron Age history.

“This exhibit is the culmination of a decade of excavation and analysis,” said Michael G. Hasel, PhD, director of Southern’s Institute of Archaeology. “I am so pleased for the diligent work of my students and other staff to be recognized and seen in public for the first time.”

The exhibition, in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority, will remain at the museum, located in Hackman Hall, until May 31, 2025. For further directions, parking, and more information, visit southern.edu/archaeology or call 423.236.2030.

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