Author Archives: Elvira Miceli

On Being Here Again, and Following Our Noses

It’s a joy to return to a place that welcomes me like a friend even as it remains new and exciting. Though I admit with a language lover’s remorse that I still can barely mutter “good morning” in Hebrew, and … Continue reading

Posted in 2013, Articles

Musings

So pleasant was the after-dinner lull two Fridays ago, my insides warmed by fragrant tea, that the beginning of the Muslim call to prayer over Jerusalem almost startled me. The same hauntingly beautiful cries had accompanied the team’s exit from … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Articles

To Be Continued

Two weeks ago, when our digging began in earnest, I and four other team members were assigned to an area northeast of the temple complex, an area sure to disclose something about Omrit’s broader pattern of occupation. Though Omrit was … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Articles

Unearthing and Rethinking

As majestically as the ruins at Omrit are positioned, I’m no less struck by the colors of the place: the pristine blue above, the pale gold and burnt green of the hills, the purple of the round, thistly wildflowers scattered … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Articles