Panoramic view of Jerusalem by Michael Kriegal
Find below a list of UNESCO web pages, such the Baha'i gardens and caves on Mount Carmel, that are not included in other materials but are a good starting point for someone who is curious and inspired.
UNESCO World Heritage List: Masada http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1040
UNESCO World Heritage List: Necropolis of Bet She’arim: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1471
UNESCO World Heritage List: Nahal Me'arot/ Wadi el-Mughara Caves of Mount Carmel http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1393
UNESCO World Heritage List: Acre http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1042
UNESCO World Heritage List: Baha’i Holy Places in Haifa http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1220
The Museum Library, located in the Academic Wing of the Penn Museum, has a rich collection of books and journals about archeology and cultural heritage in Israel and Jordan. Its holdings, as well as those of all the Penn libraries, can be searched through the catalog: https://franklin.library.upenn.edu
Since 1958, Penn Museum’s members-only publication, Expedition Magazine, has frequently featured well-illustrated content about sites and finds in the Middle East, and all but the most recent issue are available for free online.
Expedition Magazine 42.2 (July 2000) includes three articles about Petra by Paul Zimmerman and Leigh-Ann Bedal
https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/articles/volume42-issue2/
More recently, a special issue, Expedition Magazine 55.1 (March 2013), was devoted to Bet Shean
https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/articles/volume55-issue1/
Selected and Annotated By:
Deborah Stewart, Head of John & Ada Lewis Museum Library
Dan Rahimi, Executive Director of Galleries, Penn Museum
Emily Benenhaley
Adminisrative Assistant
For more information, visit the Penn Alumni Travel Website