Excavations at Lachish, once second only to Jerusalem among Judean cities, have shed light on a thousand years of war among ancient nations and empires. (2005)
Excavations of the long-lost camp of the Roman army’s sixth division in northern Judea offer new insights into both the Roman occupation and the religious. . .
Needed: a reasonable, scientific methodology that is willing to go wherever the evidence leads, neither rejecting the Bible as a historical source nor discarding data. . .
A tomb celebrated as Herod’s final resting place at a recent exhibit on the flamboyant king has come under question by archeologists. (Registration required)
Yigael Yadin attributed the water system at Megiddo, in northern Israel, to the 9th-century Israelite king Ahab. Archeological evidence points to a date a full millennium earlier.
Researching the biblical dye t’kheilet a century ago, Rabbi Isaac Herzog concluded that it was a bright sky-blue. Recent archeological evidence supports his hypothesis.
With the destruction of physical monuments and landscapes through war or decay, travelers’ accounts have become an invaluable source for reconstructing Ottoman Palestine.
A gold medallion etched with the image of a menorah may be the oldest Torah ornament ever found in an archaeological dig.
Does a 2,700-year-old inscription on a recently discovered ceramic bowl refer to the father of a biblical prophet?
A new biography of the archeologist Max von Oppenheim portrays him as the most prominent of a small group of Jewish Nazis. Trouble is, Oppenheim. . .
The Bible cites pork consumption as a key cultural difference between Philistines and Israelites. Archeology suggests there is room for doubt.
An Israeli antiquities collector has been acquitted of forging an inscribed stone tablet said to date to the 9th century B.C.E. But now the state. . .
Several ancient historians attest that, long before destroying Judea, Rome allied with the Maccabees against the Seleucids. Archeological research supports the claim.
Is Scripture a reliable source of information on the ancient kingdom of Judah? For decades, prominent archaeologists have said no; but recent discoveries re-open the question.