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1. Through the sites John Cullinane sees as he arrives in Israel by ship, describe some of the multicultural and multi-faith aspects of the area.

Archaeologist John Cullinane arrives in Israel by ship. As the shoreline comes into view, he spots a number of sites that reflect the multicultural, multi-faith aspects of the region. He sees the white Muslim mosque of Akko, the golden dome of the Bahai temple, and the brown battlements of the Catholic Carmelites. Each structure represents a different religion and a different culture.

2. Explain who John Cullinane is and what he is doing in Israel.

John Cullinane is an eminent archaeologist from the Biblical Museum in Chicago with language skills in Hebrew, Arabic, and French. An Irish Catholic educated at Harvard and Grenoble, he has traveled to Israel to excavate one of the mounds there called Tell Makor. He and his team hope to find historical clues to help complete the picture of the area's multicultural past. They hope to uncover artifacts and structures from the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Jews, Arabs, Christians, and others who have been in the area at different points in history.

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