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Tag Archives: Archaeology
Another Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Found (Photos)
For the first time in over 60 years, scholars have identified another Dead Sea Scrolls cave. This newly excavated cave has everything one finds in a DSS cave (storage jars with lids, protective cloth wrap, leather binding straps, etc.) except … Continue reading
Posted in archaeologists, Biblical Archaeology, Dead Sea Scrolls, Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Israel, New Discoveries
Tagged Ahiad Ovadia, Archaeologists, Archaeology, Casey L. Olson, Cave, Dead Sea, Dead Sea Scrolls, Discoveries, Hebrew University, israel antiquities authority, Israel Hasson, Liberty University, Manuscripts, Operation Scroll, Oren Gutfeld, Q12 cave, Qumran, Randall Price, scrolls, Ziad Abu Ganem
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Join My 2017 Bible Lands Tour
Registration is open for my next Bible Lands Study Tour from June 7th – 17th, 2017. This is an immersive experience in the biblical text, its history, archaeology, culture, and geography that helps your study become deeper and more vivid. Enjoy the … Continue reading
Archaeology Updates in San Antonio
My wife and I are attending the ASOR Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. This is one of several professional organizations for Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies that meet in a different U.S. city every November to share results and … Continue reading
Posted in archaeologists, Biblical Archaeology, General Archaeology, Links to interesting stuff, New Discoveries, Travel
Tagged Ancient Near East, ANE, Annual Meetings, Archaeologists, Archaeology, ASOR, Discoveries, ETS, Ferrell Jenkins, Igor Kreimerman, Itamar Weissbein, Lachish, Presentations, San Antonio, SBL, Travel, Yosef Garfinkel, Yossi Garfinkel
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New Excavations to Begin at Masada
After a 10-year hiatus, the Dead Sea mountain fortress of Masada will be excavated again according to this news article. Though much has been found in the past, Director of Excavations Dr. Guy Stiebel says much remains to be discovered. Masada (“stronghold”) … Continue reading
Two New Discoveries Relate to Ancient Jerusalem
Two new archaeological finds relate to Jerusalem in the Old and New Testament periods. Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have found the northernmost wall of 1st century AD Jerusalem and discovered the point where the attacking Romans breached it during … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Battles, Ancient Rome, Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Israel, Jerusalem, New Discoveries
Tagged Archaeology, Aren Maeir, ballista, Battles, city walls, Jerusalem, Manuscripts, papyrus, Romans, Rome, sling stone
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The new King David exhibit (video, photos)
The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem has opened a new exhibit, In the Valley of David and Goliath, featuring artifacts from the Khirbet Qeiyafa excavations. I worked with this dig from 2009 to its conclusion in 2013. The discoveries are … Continue reading
Posted in archaeologists, Biblical Archaeology, Interesting places to visit, Jerusalem, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Museums
Tagged Archaeology, Artifacts, Bible Lands Museum, Biblical Archaeology, Elah Fortress, Exhibitions, Jerusalem, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Oded Antmann, Yosef Garfinkel, Yossi Garfinkel
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Archaeologists restore floor tiles from 2nd Jerusalem Temple
What did people see beneath their feet when walking on the Temple Mount 2,000 years ago? What surface did people stand on during events such as the Passover, or when listening to a favorite rabbi’s discourse? The Temple Mount today is mostly … Continue reading
10th Century BC “Solomonic” Palace Found at Gezer
The Tel Gezer Expedition just announced the discovery of a palatial building tentatively dated to the 10th century BC, around the time of King Solomon in the Bible. The Bible says Solomon fortified Gezer, so a large building from this … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Architecture, archaeologists, Biblical Archaeology, Gezer, Israel, New Discoveries, Philistines
Tagged 10th century, Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Biblical Archaeology, Discoveries, Gezer, Ha'aretz, Iron Age, Iron IIa, Israel, Macalister, Philippe Bohstrom, Solomon, Stephen Ortiz
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Still Feeling the Burn: Excavating an Ancient Destruction Layer
My previous post featured an interesting discovery in my dig square at Lachish: a circular feature surrounded by ash, located several feet below the modern ground level. The new video below shows our progress in excavating the circular structure and … Continue reading
Temple from Hezekiah’s Time Found at Lachish (Photos and Video)
Archaeologists announced the discovery at Tel Lachish of an ancient Judahite shrine dating to around the time of King Hezekiah. The shrine had been desecrated, which may relate to biblical accounts of Hezekiah’s religious purge against idols and “high places.” These … Continue reading →