Zippori or Sepphoris, Israel is a unique archaeological site near Nazareth. It's history is tied to many religions. For Christians - The parents of the Virgin Mary, Anna and Joachim, were from here.

One of the most fascinating aspects about living here for me is all the History and Ruins. I heard about several programs were you can participate in an excavation. I was able to find a live dig near the house (45 min drive)There are 13 live digs going on around the country right and all need volunteers for digging, shoveling, hauling baskets ,cleaning and more. These digs are done in summer because they are usually done by the Universities . Archaeology students from all over the world come to do this hard work on their break in the heat (they must really love what they do)We were able to see first hand how it's done! The Prof. in charge of the dig invited the boys to come back and wash Pottery on Friday.

Archaeology students using small spoons to uncover a Roman Road

Zippori was established as a city in the 2nd Century BCE . Other digs going on in Israel date back to the second millennium BCE (4,000 years ago) The team we met is in the long process of uncovering a whole city

One of many Beautiful 2,000 year old mosaic floors in Zippori National Park