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Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum
Collegedale, TN

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Exhibiton: Vessels in Time: A Journey into the Biblical World

Dedication nail

Clay nails such as this one (c. 2600-2200 B.C.) were inscribed in cuneiform (ancient Mesopotamian) and embedded into the walls of a temple or building as evidence that it was the divine property of the god to whom it was dedicated.

Height: 12.3 cm, Diameter: 6.16 cm

Exhibiton: Vessels in Time: A Journey into the Biblical World

Herod's temple

This model depicts the temple built by Herod the Great in Jerusalem and its inner courts. The entire enclosure measured roughly 500 by 220 feet (not including the outer courts), making it one of the largest sanctuaries in the ancient world.

Length: 58.42 cm, Width: 30.48 cm

Exhibiton: Vessels in Time: A Journey into the Biblical World

Judean amphora

This small amphora (c. 800-600 B.C.) with painted decoration was most likely used to store undiluted wine. It was found in excavations conducted in the territory of ancient Judah, in Israel.

Height: 23.5 cm

Provenience: Khirbet el-Kom

Exhibiton: Vessels in Time: A Journey into the Biblical World

Weapon assemblage

This collection of bronze spear points, blade, arrowheads (2nd millennium B.C.), and slingstone (1st millennium B.C.) are great examples of the kind of weapons available to warriors in biblical times.

Museum Coordinator
Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum
4960 Industrial Drive
Collegedale, TN 37315
O: 423.236.2027
C: 630.631.8786
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email: museum@southern.edu

www.southern.edu/archaeology

ADMISSION
Admission to the museum is free.

HOURS
Monday–Thursday: 9 am–12 pm & 1–5 pm
Friday: 9 am–12 pm
Saturday–Sunday: 2–5 pm
* Closed during summer months (May–August) and Southern Adventist University breaks and holidays. You can schedule a visit to see the museum during these times.

TOURS
Call 423.236.2027 or email museum@southern.edu to schedule a docent guided tour (groups of five or more). An iPod audio guide of the permanent exhibition is also available at no charge (photo ID required).

DIRECTIONS

Heading North on I-75 (from Chattanooga or Atlanta)

Take the Volkswagen Drive exit, #9.
Keep right at exit ramp to merge onto Volkswagen Drive.
Go straight at the traffic light to merge onto (TN-317) Apison Pike.
Continue on Apison Pike for approx. 3.2 miles. Go straight past the second traffic light and follow the road around the bend towards Southern Adventist University.
Turn right onto Industrial Drive. If you get to the four-way stop, you have gone too far.
Keep right to stay on Industrial Drive. Follow the signs to museum parking.
Continue on Industrial Drive for 0.3 miles. Museum parking will be on the left.
Proceed up the stairs to Hackman Hall (the two-story brick building). The museum entrance is on the South (right) side. The museum is located on the ground floor.
For handicapped parking, head South (right) after turning into the parking area and follow the ramp up to the parking spots behind the building.

Heading South on I-75 (from Cleveland or Knoxville)

Take the Ooltewah exit, #11.
Turn left after exit onto (US-11) Lee Highway.
Turn right onto Little Debbie Parkway (at the second traffic light).
Turn left onto (TN-317) Apison Pike (Little Debbie Parkway ends).
Continue on Apison Pike for approx. 1.6 miles. Go straight at the traffic light and follow the road around the bend towards Southern Adventist University.
Turn right onto Industrial Drive. If you get to the four-way stop, you have gone too far.
Keep right to stay on Industrial Drive. Follow the signs to museum parking.
Continue on Industrial Drive for 0.3 miles. Museum parking will be on the left.
Proceed up the stairs to Hackman Hall (the two-story brick building). The museum entrance is on the South (right) side. The museum is located on the ground floor.
For handicapped parking, head South (right) after turning into the parking area and follow the ramp up to the parking spots behind the building.

MISSION
The Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum is an educational institution dedicated to the study of the art, history, and culture of the ancient Near East. Our goal is to actively engage visitors of all ages through collection, conservation, education, and exhibition of archaeological artifacts from the biblical world. The Museum serves the research and teaching interests of the students, faculty, and staff of Southern Adventist University and offers cultural enrichment to the community.

PERMANENT EXHIBITION

Vessels in Time: A Journey into the Biblical World
Ongoing

The Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum invites you to journey into the Biblical World, where you will find ancient ceramic vessels with powerful stories to tell. Through their testimony we can journey back in time to the age of Abraham and David, Deborah and Esther, Nebuchadnezzar and Jeremiah—themselves vessels called to carry on the message to future generations. Archaeology has dramatically brought these people, places, and events of the biblical history to life, enabling us to touch the past and learn its lessons.

The permanent exhibition is organized in chronological order. The objects date from the invention of writing and the first cities—from 3200 B.C. to the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Period in A.D. 450—a journey of more than 3,500 years of history. The theme for each case was chosen based on a major characteristic of that time. Together they not only form a sequential movement through time, but also give glimpses of different aspects and their use as illustrated in more than 200 photographs and illustrations. Biblical passages connect the themes to known biblical events, emphasizing the authenticity of the biblical story.

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