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Horn Lectureship Series Presents: “Searching for Mohammad’s Mountain of the Ark; Exploring Nabonidus’ Desert Hideaway and other Adventures in Saudi Arabia” 

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This illustrated presentation will report on our January trip across the deserts of central Saudi Arabia starting at the ancient city of Hail (where Gertrude Bell was kept a prisoner during her 1906 explorations) in the shadow of the Mount Aga—a mountain oasis in the middle of the desert supporting amazing plant and animal life and thought by some to be Muhammad’s Mountain of the Ark—to King Nabonidus’s desert city of Tayma where he exiled himself from Babylon for 10 years, to the breathtaking Nabatean tombs of Hegra (that rival Petra)  located on the famous incense road through Arabia.

This event will take place on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm in the Seminary Chapel at Andrews University and is free and open to the public.

Andrews Undergraduate Co-Curricular credit will be offered.

Horn Lectureship Series Presents: “Beyond the Sea Peoples: Rethinking the 1200 BCE Collapse” 

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Around 1200 BCE, the great powers of the ancient Near East—Hittites, Mycenaeans, Egyptians, and Canaanite city-states—experienced what has long been called a “catastrophic collapse.” But was it truly the end of civilizations, or the beginning of something new?
Dr. Glazer will explore fascinating evidence of trade networks, migrations, and cultural resilience, reconsidering whether the story of the Sea Peoples is myth, history, or something in between.

This event will take place on Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Seminary Chapel at Andrews University and is free and open to the public.

Andrews Undergraduate Co-Curricular credit will be offered.

Horn Lectureship Series Presents: “Exploring the Ark Mountains: Discoveries from our Latest Excursions” 

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This lecture will describe our most recent ascent up Mount Judi; the exploration of the archaeological ruins on the mountain and the vicinity; as well as our excursions into Armenia where Noah’s ark wood is displayed in their main cathedral; our excursion into Georgia (north of Ararat) where the earliest archaeological evidence for wine production has been found (reminding us of Noah’s vineyard)

This event will take place on Monday, October 20th, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Seminary Chapel at Andrews University and is free and open to the public.

Andrews Undergraduate Co-Curricular credit will be offered.

Horn Lectureship Series Presents: “Is Noah’s Ark on Mt. Judi? Report from the AU 2024 expeditions to East Turkey”

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When looking at the question of where Noah’s Ark landed, there are two mountains that rise to the top of the lists—Agri Dagh (called Mt. Ararat by many) in eastern Turkey and Mt. Judi to the southwest of Agri Dagh.  Mt. Judi is still favored by many Muslims and Christians today. The AU team was able to get to the ark landing site on Mt Judi and discovered some fascinating things concerning the Ark’s Landing place that we will share in this lecture.

This event will take place on Monday, October 14th, 2024 at 7:00 pm in the Seminary Chapel at Andrews University and is free and open to the public. Andrews Undergraduate Co-Curricular credit will be offered.