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…
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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Prison Makes Way for the Holy Land’s Oldest Church
• 04/23/2012
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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…
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Croatian Cave Reveals Oldest-Known Astrologer’s Board
• 01/17/2012
Excavations from a cave overlooking the Adriatic Sea in Croatia have revealed the remains of a 2,000-year-old astrologer’s board engraved with signs of the zodiac. Archaeologists with New York University’s Read more…
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UAE Sites Reveal First Signs of Camel Domestication
• 01/11/2012
Excavations conducted at the sites of Tell Abraq and Muweilah near Sharjah in the UAE have revealed some of the first clear signs of camel domestication ever discovered. According to Read more…
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What Archaeology in the Galilee Tells Us About Daily Life in Ancient Israel
• 12/30/2011
Uzi Leibner’s new book reports the results of an archaeological survey of the eastern Galilee. The survey provides important details about Israel in the Roman period, as well as the Read more…
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First Christmas Gift Doomed, Study Says
• 12/22/2011
Frankincense, the fragrant and aromatic resin that was one of the three famous gifts of the magi in the traditional Christmas story, could soon be no more. According to a Read more…
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Egyptian Violence Claims “Irreplaceable” Manuscript Collection
• 12/21/2011
As violent clashes erupted between protesters and Egyptian security forces in Cairo earlier this week, a 213-year-old downtown library was set ablaze, destroying thousands of rare maps and books, including Read more…
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Saudi Arabia’s Mysterious “Stonehenge”
• 12/19/2011
Archaeologists working in Saudi Arabia continue to puzzle over the meaning of more than 50 groups of oddly arranged standing stones, the most famous of which are found at the Read more…
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Was the Dead Sea Once Completely Dry?
• 12/13/2011
Researchers studying the history of the Dead Sea have found that around 120,000 years ago, the waters of the mineral-rich and super-buoyant lake may have almost completely dried up. With Read more…
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Ancient Afghan Monastery Under Threat
• 12/05/2011
A nearly 2,000-year-old Buddhist monastery with fresco-decorated corridors and more than 150 painted statues of standing and reclining Buddhas is under threat from a planned copper mining operation. An international Read more…
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Report Discusses Dramatic Decline of Jordan River
• 11/23/2011
According to a new report, 97 percent of the historical flow of the great Jordan River has been diverted to countries like Israel, Syria and Jordan that exploit the river’s Read more…
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“Abraham Path” Traces Biblical Tradition and a Path to Peace
• 11/22/2011
The Book of Genesis describes Abraham’s long journey with his family from Ur of the Chaldees in southern Mesopotamia to their eventual homeland in Canaan (Genesis 12:5). Now, archaeologists and Read more…
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Did Rumors Close Egypt’s Great Pyramid?
• 11/15/2011
After rumors and reports that various fringe groups were planning to hold rituals at the Great Pyramid of Giza on the rare date of 11/11/11, Egyptian antiquities officials decided to Read more…
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Condemned to Mine Copper
• 11/14/2011
Sending condemned prisoners to mine copper in the Faynan, Jordan, was a popular form of early Christian persecution in the Roman Empire. It was grueling work, and in the horrible Read more…
