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Tag Archives: Discoveries
A King’s John? Another Biblical-Era Toilet Found in Jerusalem
Archaeologists announced the discovery of a 2,700 year-old toilet, complete with septic tank, in a large ancient building along the Haas Promenade, just south of Jerusalem. A couple of other toilets have been found in Jerusalem and Judah over the … Continue reading
Posted in archaeologists, Biblical Archaeology, Israel, Jerusalem, New Discoveries
Tagged Ancient toilet, Archaeology, Aren Maeir, Discoveries, Jerusalem, Yaakov Billig
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Join a Webinar on the Archaeology of David, Solomon, and Rehoboam
ASOR (the American Society for Overseas Research) is hosting a webinar this Sunday, Sept. 19, at 4:30pm (US Eastern Time) on “David, Solomon, and Rehoboam’s Kingdom – the Archaeological Evidence.” In recent years, we have uncovered many things from the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient sites, archaeologists, Conferences & Meetings, Israel, Jerusalem, Khirbet a-Ra'i, Khirbet Arai, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Lachish, New Discoveries, Webinars & Online
Tagged ASOR, David, Discoveries, Jerusalem, Judah, Khirbet a-Ra'i, Khirbet Arai, Khirbet Qeiyafa, King David, Lachish, Rehoboam, Shephlah, Solomon, webinar, Yosef Garfinkel, Yossi Garfinkel
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ca. 2,000 year-old Bible texts found by Dead Sea, First since Dead Sea Scrolls
Scholars just announced the discovery of ancient biblical manuscripts in a previously-excavated cave near the Dead Sea. They appear to be from a scroll of the Minor Prophets and include passages Zechariah and Nahum. The texts are written in Greek … Continue reading
Posted in New Discoveries
Tagged Dead Sea, Dead Sea Scrolls, Discoveries, Manuscripts
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Archaeologists propose new site as biblical Ziklag. Is it so?
My most recent dig site, Khirbet a-Ra’i, has just been proposed as the location of biblical Ziklag, a town linked with David shortly before he became king over Judah. I worked with this excavation for two weeks of its summer, … Continue reading
Jerusalem Discoveries: New stone courses for Western Wall, theater-type structure
The IAA has announced new discoveries from excavations under Wilson’s Arch, near the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The press release includes interesting details and I encourage you to read it. Some excerpts and photos: “Eight stone courses of the Western Wall that had … Continue reading
Masada Dig Yields New Discoveries from Jewish War
Preliminary results from the new excavations at Masada have been released, with “tremendous amounts” of new finds illuminating the famous Roman siege. Here are some excerpts: “We’re actually excavating a refugee camp,” said Guy Stiebel, the archaeologist leading excavations carried … Continue reading
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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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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Archaeology Updates from ASOR
My wife and I are back with our kids after hearing some great things at the ASOR annual meeting in San Antonio. Here are some highlights from our experience. Jerusalem’s Gihon Spring: The massive 18th century BC tower over the Gihon Spring … Continue reading →