June 5.  An introductory tour of important 'need-to-know' sites around Jerusalem, including visits to research institutes.  The libraries of the WF Albright Institute, the École Biblique, and the Hebrew University (Mount Scopus) were used during the summer session. Afternoon tour. 

June 6.  Lecture about Islamic history in Jerusalem and tour of monuments and architectural features around the Dome of the Rock, Al-Aqsa mosque, and the streets of the Old City.  4 hour tour.   no link

June 7.  Tour of the excellent display on early Christianity on special exhibit at the museum.  Time also provided to visit other archaeological exhibits and the Shrine of the Book.  4 hour tour.   no link

June 8.  Father Driscoll lectured on the etiology and traditions of Eastern Orthodox tradition.  He then led a half-day tour of pilgrimage sites of importance to Byzantine visitors to the Mount of Olives and Old City of Jerusalem, including the Church of the Ascension, Dominus Flevit, the Magdelene Church (Russian Orthodox), Pater Noster (Our Father Church), St. Anne's, the Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.6 hour lecture and tour.

June 9.  Lecture and tour of the tombs on the grounds of the École Biblique to add a temporal depth to the collection under study.  Dr. Barkay conducted an exhaustive analysis of the tombs and his publication is included in the course reading packet.   3 hour lecture and tour.

June 12.    This all-day hike through Wadi Kelt provides a visit to an impressive monastic complex carved in a cliff wall, still occupied by a community of Greek Orthodox monks.  The hike passes the remains of several desert monasteries from the Byzantine period, and drives home (first -hand) the harsh reality of a monastic existence in the Judean desert.  6 hour tour.

June 14.    Lecture on the architecture of Roman/Byzantine Jerusalem, followed by a tour of pertinent sites in the Old City, including the "Third Wall", the Damascus Gate, the Cardo, the Lithostratos, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.  4 hour lecture and tour.

June 15.    Tour to a large mosaic located near the École Biblique, part of an Armenian church contemporaneous with Byzantine St. Stephen's.   This mosaic is rarely viewed, requiring an audience with the Patriarch, who personally explains the history and significance of the artwork, as well as other features (such as a nearby burial chamber) in the surrounding complex.  1 hour visit. 

June 16-17.    This overnight visit began with a stop at Yardenit (Jordan River baptismal site) to meet up with a group of students from Augustana College.  The group visited the Church of the Beatitudes for an overview of the Sea of Galilee, then hiked to three hominid cave sites in Nahal Amud (this included the site of the earliest hominid fossil find for th region).  During the remainder of the 2 day stay, the Notre Dame group drove into the Golan Heights, visited Banyais, Tabgha, Capernum, the dolmans at Gamla, and drove along the Syrian border.  2 day trip.

June 20.    A day-long tour to several hominid sites in the Carmel Mountain region of Israel.  These included the excavations at Kefar HaHoresh (Neolithic), El Wad, Tabun, and Skhul caves.  Students received an appreciation for the temporal depth of the region, as well as an important overview of the area's changing topography.  10 hour tour.

June 22.    Tour to Beit She'an (Byzantine Scythopolis), illustrating a large city of the period and the benefits of a long-term archaeological investigation. Stops in the Jordan Valley also included the Judean desert monasteries of Gerasimus, Martyrius, and Euthymius, homes to major monastic leaders contemporaneous with St. Stephen's Byzantine occupation.  10 hour tour.