Kelso Bible Lands Museum
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is home to the Kelso Bible Lands Museum. The museum contains a collection of ancient Near Eastern and Palestinian pottery and artifacts brought together by travelers and archeologists over the past 60 years. Many exhibits resulted from the eight excavations of which the seminary has been a part.
The seminary is very involved in Biblical archaeology, and sponsors the Zeitah Excavations in Israel at Tel Zayit. The excavation was founded under the direction of Professor Ron E. Tappy, Professor of Bible and Archaeology and director of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum. The excavation began in 1999 with a 55 member international team of experts and volunteers. Most finds during the first year of excavation were dated to the Middle Ages, the time of the Ottoman Empire and crusades. During June and July 2000, the project concentrated on the Iron Age II (Old Testament period) levels lying directly beneath on the acropolis. The project is aimed at clarifying our knowledge of life in local town settings in ancient Israel.
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