Center for Near Eastern Archaeology (CNEA) at La Sierra University. Over the 15 years of Archaeology Discovery Weekend includes a wide range of audiences and participants: local church and non-religious community members. Kids and their families come for the kids dig and hands-on lab activities, and in process in the La Sierra University.

The 2024 version, offered every mid-November since 2009 host topics over the years that include women in archaeology; maritime archaeology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, reinventing biblical archaeology, Jerusalem, Herod the Great, ancient churches and synagogues of the Galilee. The event will feature five-seven renown scholars and presenters who will address not only the ancient wonders which populate Petra in wide array, but also modern considerations like the current occupants of and around the site and, in addition, the popular fascination with Petra as revealed in recent movies. In addition, all associated events (Kids Dig, displays, and hands-on lab activities) will be built around popular themes.

For further information, go to: https://lasierra.edu/centers/near-eastern-archaeology/