Biblical Archaeology Topics

Biblical archaeology topics include the many issues and controversies in the field of Biblical archaeology such as forgeries, unprovenanced artifacts, the chronology of ancient Israelite and Egyptian rulers, the accuracy of radiocarbon dating and many others.

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• Jezreel Expedition Sheds New Light on Ahab and Jezebel’s City

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  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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• Practical Uses for Photogrammetry on Archaeological Excavations

  Adam Prins and Matthew J. Adams   •  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?

  Hershel Shanks   •  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

  Noah Wiener   •  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

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  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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• Biblical Archaeology Books on the Go

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  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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• Digitizing Israel’s Scientific Archive

  Noah Wiener   •  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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• Top 20 Biblical Archaeology Events and Discoveries of 2012

  Noah Wiener   •  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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• The Diggers Return

  Noah Wiener   •  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…
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• The January/February 2013 Issue of BAR

  Dorothy D. Resig   •  12/13/2012

  As winter weather blows in, the January/February 2013 issue of BAR turns our thoughts to much warmer climates and the upcoming summer excavation season.   Read more…
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• Famous Americans Who Made Holy Land Tours

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  11/30/2012

  

  When the first American missionaries arrived for their Holy Land tours in 1819, it took three days to travel from their port of disembarkation in Jaffa to Jerusalem. When Mark   Read more…
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• Using the Bible as a Reference for a Testable Hypothesis

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  09/11/2012

  

  Biblical archaeologists take part in a heated debate when deciding which archaeological sources to use. Should material culture be the sole basis for creating a testable hypothesis? Can an archaeologist   Read more…
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• Letter from the BAR Managing Editor

  Dorothy D. Resig   •  06/16/2012

  

  Summer is finally here, so dive right into the July/August 2012 issue of BAR! Managing editor Dorothy D. Resig presents the latest issue.   Read more…
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• Using Ethnographic Analogy for Biblical Archaeology

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  05/09/2012

  

  Anthropological archaeologist Jill Katz’s column “An Anthropologist’s View of Early Israel” in the May/June 2012 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review discusses how ethnographic analogy and other anthropological tools can be   Read more…
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• Phoenician Tombs Discovered in Southeastern Cyprus

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  05/03/2012

  

  Renovations to the Larnaca sewer system exposed two Phoenician-period tombs in southeastern Cyprus last weekend. Dated between the 6th and 4th centuries B.C.E., the tombs may be associated with the   Read more…
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• Syrian Antiquities Can’t Escape Violence

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  04/11/2012

  

  According to Syria’s director of museums, many of the country’s famous antiquities sites and museums are beginning to suffer from the violent political unrest that has engulfed the country. Hiba   Read more…
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• Google and Israel Museum Create Virtual Museum Experience

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  04/06/2012

  

  Google and the Israel Museum launched an interactive search engine and Web site this week that allows visitors to take a virtual tour of the museum’s vast collection of Biblical   Read more…
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• Canaan Canine Faces Threat in Israel

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  03/29/2012

  

  First-century rock drawings in the Sinai and more than 700 fifth-century B.C.E. canine skeletons unearthed at the coastal site of Ashkelon south of Tel Aviv attest to the historical prominence   Read more…
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• Archaeologists Use Satellites to Identify Thousands of Sites in Syria

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  03/21/2012

  

  A recent innovative project combining 1960s spy-satellite photography, multispectral images and digital maps of the Earth’s surface has mapped 14,000 settlements across 8,880 square miles in northeastern Syria. The study   Read more…
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• Leaked Memo Signals Danger to Syrian Antiquities

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  03/19/2012

  

  The Facebook page “Le patrimoine archéologique syrien en danger” (“Syrian Archaeological Ruins in Danger”) released an internal Syrian government memo discussing a large-scale antiquities looting operation being set up by   Read more…
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• Oded Golan Speaks Out on Forgery Trial Verdict

  Hershel Shanks   •  03/15/2012

  

  Oded Golan, chief defendant in the so-called “forgery case of the century,” was acquitted of all forgery charges Wednesday, more specifically of forging an inscription reading “James, son of Joseph,   Read more…
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• VERDICT: NOT GUILTY

  Hershel Shanks   •  03/14/2012

  

  July 2012 update: In the July/August 2012 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Hershel Shanks presents the authoritative post-trial analysis of the James Ossuary in the article “‘Brother of Jesus’ Inscription   Read more…
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• LiDAR at the Jezreel Expedition

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  03/13/2012

  

  Update: Jezreel Expedition directors Norma Franklin and Jennie Ebeling discuss the results of the LiDAR survey in the May/June 2013 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. Read more about the Jezreel   Read more…
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• What You Need to Know Before the James Ossuary Forgery Trial Verdict

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  03/12/2012

  

  This Wednesday, March 14, Jerusalem judge Aharon Farkash delivers his verdict in the “forgery trial of the century.” He will be deciding whether the case’s two remaining defendants, Tel Aviv   Read more…
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• Date Set for James Ossuary Verdict

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  03/05/2012

  

  The Biblical Archaeology Society has learned that Judge Aharon Farkash of the District Court in Jerusalem will announce the verdict on the alleged forgery of the famous James “brother of   Read more…
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