The Palestine Exploration Fund
The PEF was founded in 1865 and is the oldest organization in the world created specifically for the study of the Levant, the southern portion of which was conventionally known as ‘Palestine’.
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Challenging the Kyl-Bingaman Amendment: opening access to satellite imagery over Israel and Palestine
Michael Fradley, Endangered Archaeology EAMENA Project Access to satellite imagery has enabled major advances in archaeology and other disciplines studying the Middle East and North
3d Printing, Digital Fidelity, and Neolithic Masks
By Chad Hill Over the last decade it has become increasingly easy to capture high quality 3d data at a variety of scales. Advances in
Dating the Fortress of Umm Tawabin, Jordan
By Alexandra Ariotti Over two field seasons in 2017-2018 that were co-sponsored by the PEF, I excavated the impressive fortress site of Umm Tawabin (‘Mother
Annual Research Grants 2022
Applications Open The PEF Annual Research Grants for 2022 are now open! Go to our grant page for more details: https://www.pef.org.uk/about/grants/ Because the coronavirus pandemic
Unsilencing the Archives: The Labourers of the Tell en-Nasbeh Excavations
“Unsilencing the Archives: The Laborers of the Tell en-Nasbeh Excavations (1926-1935)” is a new web exhibit from the Badè Museum at Pacific School of Religion, funded with
The Routledge Philip R. Davies Early Career Publication Award 2022
We are pleased to announce applications are open for the annual Routledge Philip R. Davies Career Publication Award 2022 which honours the memory of Professor