The exciting finds just keep coming at Khirbet Qeiyafa. This unique, fortified Judahite city on the border with Philistia had a short-lived existence between 1020 and 980 B.C.E., according to 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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Breaking News—Evidence of Cultic Activity in Judah Discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa
• 05/08/2012
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Khirbet Qeiyafa Excavator to Announce New Finds from the Era of David and Solomon
• 05/07/2012
The Biblical archaeology world is abuzz with anticipation over Hebrew University archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel’s press conference on Tuesday, May 8. The press release for the event promises to “announce all-new Read more…
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First Temple Period ‘Matanyahu’ Seal Discovered in Jerusalem
• 05/02/2012
An Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in Jerusalem uncovered a small stone seal dating to the First Temple period earlier this week. The 8th-6th century B.C.E. personal seal was used to Read more…
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Excavations at Beersheba Bus Station Expose the Heart of the Byzantine City
• 04/30/2012
When the Israel Antiquity Authority began excavating before renovations at the Beersheba bus station, they did not know that they were sitting just above the center of a Byzantine city. Read more…
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Mikva’ot in Galilean Caves Suggest Lives of Refuge and Religion
• 04/27/2012
Recent investigations have identified five mikva’ot (singular: mikveh), or Jewish ritual baths, in caves on the Galilean cliffs of Arbel, revealing the highly religious orientation of the inhabitants. Read more…
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Prison Makes Way for the Holy Land’s Oldest Church
• 04/23/2012
Despite the great deal of fanfare surrounding its discovery, the third century C.E. Christian prayer hall discovered at Megiddo looks like anything but an archaeological tourist site. Likely the oldest Read more…
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Was Qasr al-Abd Modeled After the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus?
• 04/20/2012
Qasr al-Abd, or Castle of the Slave, is a monumental, Hellenistic-style ruin located amid lush fields in Jordan’s Wadi as-Seer valley, not far from Amman. Read more…
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City of David Archaeologists Unearth Late Bronze Age Egyptian Scarab
• 04/19/2012
Israeli archaeologists working at the City of David excavations in Jerusalem recently uncovered a rare 13th century B.C.E. Egyptian scarab. The scarab dates to Egypt’s 19th dynasty, which was marked Read more…
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Scholarship Opportunities for Two Prestigious Israeli Excavations
• 04/18/2012
Thanks to a special grant from the ADAR Foundation, two of the most expertly led digs in Israel are offering extraordinary scholarships this summer. Read more…
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Bronze Age Akrotiri Reopened
• 04/17/2012
The mid-second millennium B.C.E. volcanic eruption on the island of Thera (the modern tourist island Santorini) redefined Bronze Age history for the entire Aegean. One of the largest eruptions in Read more…
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Ancients Believed Israel’s Twins Cave Was Portal to the Underworld
• 04/12/2012
New explorations of the famous Twins Cave in the Judean hills west of Jerusalem have discovered evidence of ancient pagan rituals that may suggest the cave was once thought to Read more…
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An Artistic Survey of the History of Ancient Egypt
• 04/11/2012
Ancient Egypt and Nubia provides an overview of the history of ancient Egypt, as well as a catalog of the stunning objects on display in the newly redesigned Egyptian gallery Read more…
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Romans Used Celebrity Fighter to Recruit Soldiers
• 04/09/2012
A newly translated Greek inscription recovered from the ancient town of Oinoanda in southwest Turkey reveals that the Roman army relied on the services of a mixed martial arts champion Read more…
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Italian Dig in Iraq Discovers Bronze Age “Tomb of the Prince”
• 03/27/2012
Italian archaeologists working at Tal Abu Tbeirah in southern Iraq recently excavated a lavish tomb dating to the middle of the third millennium B.C.E. Dubbed the “tomb of the little Read more…
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Newly Established Hiking Trail Guides Adventurous Travelers Through Turkey’s Archaeological Wonders
• 03/26/2012
Named by The Sunday Times as one of the world’s top ten walks, the Lycian Way hiking trail weaves along 300 miles of Turkey’s southern coastline through hundreds of archaeological Read more…
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Research Suggests an Extended (After)Lifespan for Meidum Necropolis
• 03/20/2012
For over a century, Egyptologists have studied the necropolis of Meidum as an exclusively Old Kingdom (27-22nd centuries B.C.E.) burial site, but new investigations by Polish researcher Teodozja Rzeuska suggest Read more…
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Leaked Memo Signals Danger to Syrian Antiquities
• 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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What Are These Strange Markings Found Near Jerusalem’s Gihon Spring?
• 03/16/2012
The function of these strange, V-shaped markings discovered near the Gihon Spring in the City of David (Jerusalem) has completely baffled archaeologists. Read more…
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Restoration Completed on the World’s Oldest Major Parliament
• 03/12/2012
After the largest archaeological restoration project in Turkish history, taking over two years and costing 7.5 million Turkish liras to complete, the Lycian League Parliament building in Patara has regained Read more…
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Syrian Forces Take Up Positions in Palmyra’s Ruins
• 03/08/2012
According to residents of the Syrian town of Palmyra, the site of one of the largest trade emporiums of the ancient world, the Syrian army has occupied the town’s ancient Read more…
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Initials Findings from Horvat Midras Published
• 03/05/2012
A preliminary report on the excavations of the Byzantine church site of Horvat Midras, thought to be a memorial to the tomb of the prophet Zechariah, has been published in Read more…
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Jewelry from the Time of the Judges Found at Megiddo
• 03/01/2012
Archaeologists working at the site of Megiddo in Israel’s Jezreel Valley recently discovered a hoard of gold, silver and bronze jewelry dating to around 1100 B.C.E. The jewelry was found Read more…
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Ancient World’s Largest Cemetery Identified at Biblical Zoar (Ancient Zoora)
• 02/28/2012
At the southeastern end of the Dead Sea, nestled between the salt-encrusted shores of the sea and the dark, foreboding slopes of the Transjordanian highlands, lies Biblical Zoar (ancient Zoora Read more…
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Archaeologists Begin Restoring Ancient Egyptian Ship
• 02/28/2012
Japanese and Egyptian archaeologists and conservators are beginning the long process of restoring the second of two ancient ships that were buried with the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu near the Great Read more…
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Site Where Ark of the Covenant Rested to Be Preserved
• 02/23/2012
An Israeli heritage committee has allocated NIS 5 million (about $1.3 million) for the renovation and preservation of Tel Shiloh, the site where, according to Biblical tradition, the Ark of Read more…
