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…
Biblical Archaeology Places
Biblical archaeology places include countries such as Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Turkey and Greece, and geographical regions such as Galilee, Judah and Samaria, that are related to the Bible.
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The Ancient Library of Alexandria
• 05/01/2013
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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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Researchers Find Earliest Depiction of Egyptian Pharaoh
• 12/06/2012
Yale University researchers studying a long forgotten rock art panel northwest of Aswan in Egypt believe they may have discovered the earliest known depiction of an Egyptian ruler. Read more…
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Did Climate Change Bring Sumerian Civilization to an End?
• 12/05/2012
A geologist with the Byrd Polar Research Center believes that more than 200 years of excessive drought may have doomed the Sumerians, one of the world’s first complex civilizations whose Read more…
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Saving the Jordan River
• 10/03/2012
The Jordan River is the setting of some of the Bible’s most iconic scenes. A visit to the river, however, reveals a different landscape from the Biblical depictions. Read more…
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A “Jesus Hideout” in Jordan
• 09/05/2012
Biblical Scholar James Tabor examines the setting of some of the Jesus’ final excursions before his crucifixion. Read more…
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Scorched Wheat May Provide Answers on the Destruction of Canaanite Tel Hazor
• 07/24/2012
The recent discovery of scorched wheat at Canaanite Tel Hazor may shed new light on the destruction of one of Israel’s most prominent sites. The discovery of large jugs containing Read more…
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Pella: A Window on Survival
• 07/16/2012
Eusebius recounts that the Jewish followers of Jesus heeded his warning and fled to Pella for safety before Jerusalem’s destruction. Read more…
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Antipatris: Another Pauline Site Off My Bucket List
• 05/30/2012
Ancient visitors would have approached the magnificent walls of Antipatris on this Herodian street. Biblical scholar Mark Wilson describes the road into Antipatris. “My imagination was stirred to picture Paul Read more…
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Hebrew Inscription Provides Oldest Archaeological Evidence of Jews in Iberia
• 05/25/2012
A recent discovery at a Roman villa near Silves, Portugal stands out as the oldest evidence of Jews in Iberia. Read more…
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History of Bethlehem Documented by First Temple Period Bulla from the City of David
• 05/23/2012
Earliest History of Bethlehem Documented by First Temple Period Bulla from the City of David
Jesus’ Birthplace in Ancient Bethlehem Confirmed as an Israelite City Centuries Earlier Read more… -
Oil Pipeline Threatens Ancient Babylon and World Cultural Heritage
• 05/18/2012
An Iraqi Oil Ministry plan to extend an oil pipeline through ancient Babylon presents a major threat to the cultural heritage of one of the ancient world’s most important cities. 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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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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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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Bronze Age Massacre Found in Turkey
• 02/22/2012
A recent article published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology reports that evidence of an Early Bronze Age massacre has been unearthed at the site of Titris Hoyuk in southern Read more…
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Expedition Claims Evidence of Queen of Sheba Found in Ethiopia
• 02/14/2012
British archaeologists exploring the Gheralta plateau in Ethiopia’s northern highlands claim to have discovered an enormous goldmine once operated by the ancient kingdom of Saba, home to the legendary Queen Read more…
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Slowly, Iraqi Antiquities Begin to Return
• 02/06/2012
Germany last week returned 45 ancient artifacts to Iraq that were stolen and looted from the country’s museums and archaeological sites following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The artifacts, including a Read more…
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Istanbul Dig Yields Evidence of City’s Ancient Harbor
• 01/25/2012
On the shores of Lake Kucukcekmece, 13 miles west of downtown Istanbul, archaeologists are uncovering evidence of one of the city’s primary—and perhaps earliest—ancient harbors. At the expansive harbor site Read more…
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Female Singer’s Tomb Found in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
• 01/18/2012
Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists announced this week that they have unearthed the intact, undisturbed tomb of an Egyptian singer named Nehmes Bastet who lived during Egypt’s XXIInd Dynasty (c. 945-712 Read more…
