Er Raya Photographs, January 27, 2011

These pictures were taken by Gilad Peli during a 27 January 2011 site visit to the mound at
Er Raya, Jordan, led by Dr. Chaim Ben David, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel.

This visit to Er Raya does not constitute an endorsement of Dr. Vardaman's
hypothesis that the ruin at Er Raya is Herod's "Herodium Facing Arabia."

Mound viewed from West side (Stone Walled Animal Pen?, Left Center)

Mound from West side, closer-in with camera zoom (Square stone building in foreground is a Bedouin home.)

Mound from West side, closer yet. (Note exposed corner of stone wall.)

Mill Stone, East of Mound

Mill Stone, East of Mound (Wadi Heidan in distance)

Close In View of Mound from East Side - Stream in Foreground

Mound from East Side Showing Tree-Lined Spring-fed Stream and Plastered Cisterns

Mound Viewed from East Side, Further Out, Along Cliff Edge

Contact: R.S. Fritzius at: fritzius@bellsouth.net

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