Weekly Schedule for 2007 Field Season

Join the Dig!

  May 31, Thursday Main group departs from O'Hare
  June 1, Friday Main group arrives in Jordan
  June 2, Saturday Sabbath Amman Citadel, Theater, Mt. Nebo / Sat. nite - Orientation to dig I
  June 3, Sunday Set up excavation / Sun. nite - Orientation to dig II

First Week

  June 4, Monday Set up excavation
  June 5, Tuesday First day of excavation
  June 8, Friday End of first week digging
  June 9, Saturday

Sabbeth Tour Jerash and the North (Gedara), Jordan River


Second Week

  June 11, Monday Work Continues at dig sites
  June 15, Friday End of second week digging
  June 16, Saturday King's Highway Tour: Maccareus, Dibon, Kerak, Bab-edh-dhra, and Dead Sea
  June 17, Sunday Open, time to rest

Third Week

  June 18, Monday Work continues at dig sites
  June 21, Thursday End of third week digging. Bus to Petra
  June 22-23, Friday-Saturday Tour Petra and Shobak
  June 24, Sunday Return home from Petra

Fourth Week

  June 25, Monday Work continues at dig sites
  June 29, Friday End of fourth week of digging.
  June 30, Saturday Free weekend, optional Aqaba weekend
  July 1, Sunday Free time, Shopping, washing, swimming, sleeping

Fifth Week

  July, 2, Monday Work continues at dig sites
  July 5, Thursday Dig close-down
  July 7, Saturday Dig Banquet evening
  July 8, Sunday

Camp cleanup and packing.

Sixth Week

  July 9, Monday Dapart Jordan