Legio – 2023

In June and July 2023, excavations were conducted at Legio (License No. J-23/2023; map ref. 217762–8040/720007–585), as part of a research project on the Roman military base at the site, serving the II Traiana and IV Ferrata legions. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project (JVRP), was directed by M.J. Adams and Y. Tepper, with the assistance of M. Letteney (assistant director; Area G supervisor), M. Cohen (Area B supervisor), W. Więckowski (paleoanthropology; Area E supervisor), H. Azrad (registration), E. Anderson, J. Chyla, H. Farrell and A. Garza (assistants to area supervisors), L. Perry-Gal (archaeozoology), Y. Gorin-Rosen (glass), O. Peleg-Barkat (architecture), W. Eck (epigraphy), A. Shapiro and N. Willer (geology), B. Zin and H. Mamalia (quarrying methods), R. Linn (conservation), E. Ernenwein (remote sensing), J. Dray and N. Mammon (metal detector), Israel Institute of Archaeology (logistics), A. Lavit-Cohen (community outreach) and A. Linder and G. Tal of Kibbutz Megiddo (security and logistics). Further support was provided by the IAA and the community of Kibbutz Megiddo, with assistance from workers from Jenin, students and volunteers allocated by the JVRP, as well as from Kibbutz Megiddo and the wider region.