What happened to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount when the Romans destroyed Herod’s Temple in 70 C.E.? There is no report of any building left on the Temple Mount by the time Read more…
Biblical Sites & Places
Biblical sites and places are archaeological sites or geographical places and regions related to the Bible.
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Herod’s Temple Mount Revealed in Al-Aqsa Mosque Restoration
• 05/17/2013
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A Jerusalem Quarry from the Second Temple Period
• 05/08/2013
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a massive quarry from Second Temple period (538 B.C.E–70 C.E.) Jerusalem in the modern Ramat Shlomo district on Wednesday, May 8th. 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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The Ancient Library of Alexandria
• 05/01/2013
In March of 415 C.E., on a sunny day in the holy season of Lent, Cyril of Alexandria, the most powerful Christian theologian in the world, murdered Hypatia, the most Read more…
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Excavating Ancient Pella, Jordan
• 04/26/2013
The fourth-century church historian Eusebius of Caesarea tells of the earliest Christians’ escape to Pella, Jordan, from Jerusalem just before the latter city was destroyed by the Romans in 70 Read more…
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Proto-Aeolic Capital Kept Quiet—But Why?
• 04/23/2013
Archaeologist Binyamin Tropper recently discovered a proto-aeolic capital still attached to its column in a cave south of Jerusalem. Apparently the IAA has known about the proto-aeolic capital and column Read more…
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Mikveh Discovery Highlights Ritual Bathing in Second Temple Period Jerusalem
• 04/12/2013
Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath, in Jerusalem’s Qiryat Menachem neighborhood that dates back to the Second Temple period (538 B.C.E–70 C.E.). Read more…
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Restoring the Ancient Cave Church of St. Peter
• 04/08/2013
The world’s oldest cave church, located in Antakya, Turkey, is set to undergo a major restoration project. Read more…
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Back-Breakers from Ashkelon and Hazor
• 04/03/2013
William G. Dever reviews “Ashkelon 3 The Seventh Century B.C.” and “Hazor: The 1990–2009 Excavations: The Iron Age” by Lawrence E. Stager, Daniel M. Master, J. David Schloen, Amnon Ben-Tor, Read more…
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Hierapolis and the Gateway to Hell
• 04/01/2013
Italian archaeologists excavating the Phrygian city of Hierapolis in southwestern Turkey have uncovered the remains of Pluto’s Gate, a site considered an entrance into the underworld in the Greco-Roman period. Read more…
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Hershel Shanks Urges Megiddo Expedition to Try Wet-Sifting
• 03/13/2013
Hershel Shanks argues that the success of the Temple Mount Sifting Project should encourage Megiddo expedition excavators to try wet sifting these Megiddo dumps, which have already produced important finds Read more…
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Mapping Ancient Sites in Iran
• 03/07/2013
At Tehran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) ceremony earlier this week, researchers unveiled a new map of 45,000 archaeological sites across Iran. The team has been working on 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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Arguments Against Locating Sodom at Tall el-Hammam
• 02/27/2013
The proposal that Sodom has been found on the northeastern side of the Dead Sea has been around for a decade or so, but with the publication of an article Read more…
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When Egyptian Pharaohs Ruled Bronze Age Jerusalem
• 02/25/2013
What were Egyptian pharaohs doing in Bronze Age Jerusalem? Peter van der Veen investigates an Egyptian presence before the time of David. Read more…
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The Stones of Herod’s Temple Reveal Temple Mount History
• 02/21/2013
Building and furnishing the Herodian Temple involved more than stone quarrying and laying, but the stones and foundations of Herod’s Temple can give us clues to Temple Mount history. Read more…
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Where Is Sodom?
• 02/20/2013
According to the Bible, “the men of Sodom were wicked” (Genesis 13, verse 13). For its many sins, God destroyed Sodom and all the inhabitants of the “cities of the Read more…
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Who Were the Essenes?
• 02/07/2013
In a recent study about the Essenes of Qumran, archaeologist Eyal Regev used the tools of social archaeology to answer the question, “Who were the Essenes?” 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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The Tomb of Pharaoh’s Daughter
• 01/30/2013
Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay investigates the question—who was buried in the Tomb of Pharaoh’s Daughter? Read more…
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Jewish Captives in the Imperial City
• 01/28/2013
Ancient Rome was the superpower of its day. Yet, when the Romans conquered the tiny province of Judea and quashed the First Jewish Revolt in 70 C.E., it was actually Read more…
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Early Jewish Writings Reveal History of Jerusalem
• 01/16/2013
The famous Theodotus inscription, which commemorates the building of a first-century B.C.E. synagogue, is one of hundreds of early Jewish writings now being published that document the ancient history of 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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Exposing St. Nicholas’ Christian Capital at Myra
• 01/08/2013
The 4th-century bishop of Myra, later canonized as St. Nicholas (and commonly remembered as Santa Claus), shaped the development of the Christian city before being buried at Myra. 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…
