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Tag Archives: Artifacts
Questions on Khirbet Qeiyafa’s 2010 cultic room
Todd Bolen commented with a series of questions on my previous post about the Qeiyafa cultic room from 2010. Todd wrote: 1. What parallels exist for this type of incense altar? 2. Was evidence of burning found in this room? … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation, Ancient Architecture, Biblical Archaeology, General Archaeology, Khirbet Qeiyafa, New Discoveries
Tagged Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Artifacts, ASOR, Biblical Archaeology, cultic activity, cultic room, Elah Fortress, incense altar, Israelite religion, Khirbet Qeiyafa, massebah, standing stone, Tel Rehov, Yosef Garfinkel
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Garfinkel Announces New Religious Finds at Khirbet Qeiyafa (photos)
Yossi Garfinkel recently presented finds from a cultic room unearthed at Khirbet Qeiyafa in 2010. He sent me some photos for this blog just before his presentation in Jerusalem. They are shown here with his permission. Here is my own … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation, Ancient Architecture, Biblical Archaeology, Khirbet Qeiyafa, New Discoveries
Tagged 2010, aniconic, Archaeology, Artifacts, Biblical Archaeology, cultic activity, cultic room, drink offering, Elah Fortress, incense altar, Israelite religion, Judah, Khirbet Qeiyafa, libation, massebah, standing stone
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Ancient Bronze Bowl Discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa (photo)
I mentioned in yesterday’s post that a bronze bowl was discovered at Qeiyafa. Bronze bowls were costly and at times inscribed with a dedication to an individual. Could ours be inscribed with a biblical name? At this point it is … Continue reading
Agatha Christie – the Famous Archaeologist?
Who knew? Not me. She is one of the best-known crime writers of all time but few know the extent of Agatha Christie’s archaeological pedigree. Married in 1930 to eminent archaeologist Max Mallowan, Christie spent two decades living on excavation … Continue reading
Posted in General Archaeology, Iraq
Tagged Agatha Christie, Archaeologists, Archaeology, Artifacts, Assyria
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Fun article – “The 99% of the British Museum Not on Show”
Here is an interesting read from last year on one of my favorite places – the British Museum in London. I’ve visited a few times (it’s free!) and always enjoy going. I normally focus on its ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern collections … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Interesting places to visit
Tagged Artifacts, British Museum, Museums
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Update: Damage to Egyptian Antiquities
Looters have moved against other museums and sites in Egypt with some success. A group of looters attacked a warehouse at the Qantara Museum near the city of Ismailia on the Suez Canal that contained 3,000 objects from the Roman … Continue reading
Egyptian Museum under threat by looters
The current unrest in Egypt poses significant danger to priceless artifacts in its most important museum. The Egyptian army secured Cairo’s famed antiquities museum early Saturday, protecting thousands of priceless artifacts, including the gold mask of King Tutankhamun, from looters. … Continue reading
Discoveries at Khirbet Qeiyafa: an Intact Shrine
During the 2010 excavation we uncovered what the archaeologists were calling a ‘cultic building’ near the southern Iron Age gate. ‘Cultic’ is the term archaeologists use for any religious or worship-related find. (There’s a standard joke that whenever excavators cannot … Continue reading
New Finds from Khirbet Qeiyafa May Clarify Bible Text, Temple Architecture
During last summer’s dig, we found artifacts that relate to Israelite religion before Solomon’s temple. They may even help us understand more about the temple itself. As the Israel Antiquities Authority headlined it for this morning’s press conference, “Hebrew University archaeologist … Continue reading →