Video from James Tabor
Jesus Archaeology #7 Excavating Magdala: Is this the 1st Century Town of Mary Magdalene?
"What do we know of Mary Magdalene and how do we know it--our earliest records--but including the excavations at Magdala or Migdal and whether she might be from that city.
In this video, I survey the extraordinary archaeological discoveries at first-century Magdala, on the NW shores of the Dead Sea--the possible town of Mary Magdalene. It was far from a quaint little village, but a large urban center of commerce and trade, sophistication, and importance. And not only one but TWO first-century synagogues have now been uncovered.
I discuss this more fully in my book, The Jesus Discovery:
https://amzn.to/3qKIhTi " from the video introduction