Virtual Dig 2007

Hot News

Get the latest on the Hippos Excavations and the Northeast Church Project.  Read Dig It (our occasional newsletter), follow excavator blogs.  Updates daily starting July 1.

Basic Info

What are the Hippos Excavations?  Where is Hippos?  What have the excavators found in previous seasons?   Basics are important.

Meet the Team

Twenty two students and volunteers make up the 2007 Concordia team.  Get to know this interesting group of folk!

Background

Archaeology, history, geography, religion, even current events -- all help to place the finds from Hippos in their context.

Fun Stuff

Links to the interesting and the obscure from Hippos.  Tour the site, see the lab, and more . . .

Technology

Download plug-ins to view the virtual dig:

• Be sure that you have installed the most recent version of Windows Media Player. Audio and some video are presented in this format.
   
• Some Movies will be in Flash format, as is the opening splash on the web site.  You will need the Flash Player.
   
• To view the virtual tour, you will need Quicktime from Apple.  Versions are available for both MAC and Windows machines.
   
• Sometimes we also present material using the Adobe .pdf format, as it preserves the look and feel of the original document.  You should install the Adobe Reader.