Rumblings in the Deep

The Moncrieff Expedition, Palestine 1923

Personnel

Professor Sir Charles Moncrieff, University College, London
Dr Rachel Westfield, University College, London
Mr Ivor McLeod, Baring Brothers & Co, London
Dr Rupert Kelleway, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Mr John Fielding, University College, London
Miss Claire Cullen, Foreign and Colonial Office, London
Liaison: Dr Daoud Wishra, High Commission for Palestine, Jerusalem

Itinerary

Departed London 9th May 1923.
Arrived Jaffa 29th May 1923.
Started digging at Masada 5th June 1923.
Dig abandoned 10th July 1923.
Returned to London 2nd August 1923.

Mission

To excavate the as-yet-untouched central palace at the Masada site, looking for archaeological remains related to the Roman siege.