My friend Geza Vermes is dead. He was, most famously, the intellectual leader in the fight to free the Dead Sea Scrolls from the small coterie of scholars who was Read more…
Archaeology Today
Learn how modern people come to understand the ancient world. Get to know Biblical archaeology scholars and theories, learn the key topics and debates in the field and find out about the presentation, preservation and conservation conducted for museums and tourism.
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Geza Vermes (1924–2013)
• 05/20/2013
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Hidden in Plain Sight—Painted Phoenician Ivories
• 05/20/2013
French and German researchers recently discovered nearly-invisible traces of metal on Phoenician ivories, suggesting the presence of dyes including copper-based Egyptian blue and iron-based hematite, according to a recent X-ray Read more…
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The “Gabriel Stone” on Display
• 05/13/2013
James Tabor describes Israel Knohl’s changed interpretation of the critical line discussing the resurrection of the dead after three days of “Gabriel’s Revelation.” Read more…
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Archaeological Technology
• 05/10/2013
Archaeology is quickly moving into a new era. While archaeologists aren’t ready to forgo their trowels just yet, the introduction of a new 21st-century toolkit has already transformed the field. Read more…
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Geza Vermes (1924-2013)
• 05/09/2013
Update: BAR editor Hershel Shanks wrote an obituary for his friend Geza Vermes, and published it online in Bible History Daily. Click here to read his remembrance.
It is with great Read more…
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Gabriel’s Revelation
• 05/08/2013
Gabriel’s Revelation: Download a free ebook of definitive articles on “the greatest archaeological discovery in the Middle East since the Dead Sea Scrolls,” now on display at the Israel Museum Read more…
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Jezreel Expedition Sheds New Light on Ahab and Jezebel’s City
• 05/07/2013
There is much more to Jezreel than just the fortified hilltop site. “Greater Jezreel” includes a nearby spring that was the lifeblood of the city, as well as a sloping Read more…
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Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion
• 05/06/2013
Dorothy D. Resig reviews “Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion” edited by Patricia C. Pongracz. Read more…
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Old Sherds, New Science
• 05/03/2013
The Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) has recently published a must-read for dig directors with the imposing and somewhat intimidating title Cyber-Archaeology in the Holy Land—The Future of the Past. It Read more…
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Video: 3-D Digging at Çatalhöyük
• 04/17/2013
Watch Duke University Professor Maurizio Forte introduce new cyber-archaeology techniques used at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük Read more…
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Victor Hurowitz (1948-2013)
• 04/10/2013
It is always a special tragedy when a scholar dies relatively young. Victor Avigdor Hurowitz, a widely respected professor in the department of Bible, archaeology and ancient Near East at Read more…
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Practical Uses for Photogrammetry on Archaeological Excavations
• 04/09/2013
An illustrated guide to photogrammetry by the Jezreel Valley Regional Project’s Adam Prins and Matthew J. Adams. Read more…
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What to Do with Unprovenanced Artifacts—Publish or Perish?
• 03/20/2013
Hershel Shanks’s First Person in the March/April 2013 issue of BAR Read more…
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Cyber-Archaeology at Petra
• 03/04/2013
A recent two-day Cyber-Archaeology expedition at Petra provided new insights on structural conservation and the next generation of public archaeology data presentation. Read more…
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The Biblical Archaeology Society 2013 Publication Awards Call For Entries
• 02/19/2013
Nominations are invited for the 2013 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards, for books published in 2011 and 2012. The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible Read more…
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Ehud Netzer Publications Available to Public
• 02/15/2013
In a commemoration of the scholarship of Ehud Netzer, Biblical Archaeology Society has made a special collection of his groundbreaking scholarship from the BAS Library available for free. Read more…
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Biblical Archaeology Books on the Go
• 02/13/2013
The Bible in the News, Aspects of Monotheism, The Rise of Ancient Israel, Feminist Approaches to the Bible and The Search for Jesus are now available as digital publications for Read more…
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Charles Fellows in Aphrodisias
• 02/05/2013
British archaeologist and explorer Sir Charles Fellows (1799–1860) discovered the ruins of a number of ancient cities in Asia Minor (modern Turkey), including Xanthus, the ancient capital of Lycia, which Read more…
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Dead Sea Scrolls Scholar’s Son Off to Jail
• 01/30/2013
A New York appellate court has affirmed the criminal conviction of Raphael Golb, son of Dead Sea Scroll scholar Norman Golb, for impersonating another Dead Sea Scroll scholar, Lawrence Schiffman. Read more…
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Digitizing Israel’s Scientific Archive
• 01/18/2013
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Scientific Archive includes tens of thousands of extraordinary (and extraordinarily fragile) documents from the British Mandate (1919-1948). Read more…
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Video: Inside the 2012 Ophel Excavations
• 01/15/2013
The Ophel in Jerusalem sits at the heart of Biblical archaeology. The site’s rich research history stretches back to Charles Warren in the 1860s, and the Ophel continues to yield Read more…
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In Their Own Words: David Ussishkin
• 01/11/2013
This article originally appeared as “Strata: In Their Own Words” in the January/February 2013 issue of BAR. Read more…
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Top 20 Biblical Archaeology Events and Discoveries of 2012
• 01/11/2013
I wanted to take the time to look back at some of the biggest Biblical archaeology news stories, events and discoveries of 2012. I’ve put together links to 20 stand-out Read more…
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Alexander to Constantine
• 01/10/2013
Morten Hørning Jensen reviews “Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (Vol. 3)” by Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey. Read more…
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The Diggers Return
• 01/04/2013
Fieldwork invigorates archaeologists as they experience the thrills of discovery, travel and camaraderie. While some volunteers create lifelong memories in a single season, many other return year after year to Read more…
