JEZREEL VALLEY REGIONAL PROJECT
Excavation WebSite Ratings 1/?
https://www.jezreelvalleyregionalproject.com/
MANAGEABILITY: 10/10
This was the first website I pulled up that had a current excavation, and its genuinely easy explore.
CURRENCY: 7/10
There is an excavation form available for this summer and its easy to find. They also have an automatically updating news page! However, there are parts of the website that still have the wrong dates and group names.
AESTHETICS: 9/10
A beautiful design. The only hiccup is some of the photos of the staff are blurry and the news outlet colors make the contrast too hard to read. However, the backdrop and the title page are beautiful. I could watch the drone footage on loop for hours.
CREATIVITY: 8/10
The introduction video to the dig on the volunteer page is very well shot and moving! :D (although I am unsure of why a random photo of Beth Shean was inserted in there lol). However, there is no content available on the “blog” section of the site, and there could definitely be a place to access photos. It just doesn’t WOW me.
SINCERITY: 10/10
The videos made it really clear that there is a lot of hard physical labor in excavation as well as early hours. It takes up a lot of brain and muscle power, but its enthralling! They’re able to be honest and still show how people like me keep at it. ROMANTICIZATION AT ITS FINEST
FINAL SCORE: 9/10!
They wanna teach volunteers and students and lead people to uncovering some awesome ancient stuff, we love to see it!
WOULD I GO? - Of course!! The Jezreel Valley is a beautiful place, and this excavation looks modest but still enthralling... I would be proud to work alongside them.
