This summer, NC State and East Carolina University began a new excavation on Petra’s North Ridge, exposing evidence from shaft tombs, domestic structures and new evidence of the city wall. Read more…
News
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Exposing Petra’s North Ridge
• 10/31/2012
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Jordanian Inscriptions Indicate Local Christian Military Population
• 10/29/2012
University of Tennessee, Knoxville excavations at ‘Ayn Gharandal in southern Jordan have uncovered a late Roman/early Byzantine complex including a Roman fort, a bathhouse and an aqueduct system. Read more…
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Hurricane Sandy at the Biblical Archaeology Society
• 10/29/2012
The severe storms approaching the Washington, D.C. area have closed the Biblical Archaeology Society office and may affect the speed and accessibility of the website. We ask our readers to Read more…
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Elegant Mosaics Discovered in Izmir
• 10/26/2012
An urban archaeological investigation in Izmir has uncovered a stunning collection of 1700-year-old mosaics. The artworks, which depict flora and fauna no longer local to the region, have been discovered Read more…
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The Young Meet the Old
• 10/11/2012
Israeli Youths Dig into Bronze Age Tel Esur Read more…
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The November/December 2012 Biblical Archaeology Review
• 10/11/2012
With the holiday season (and all of the associated feasting) upon us, we took a cue from the candy, cookies and turkeys and stuffed the November/December 2012 issue of BAR Read more…
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Columbus Day Sale
• 10/08/2012
Celebrate discovery this Columbus Day. For a limited time only, save 50% on over 20 of BAS’s most popular DVD sets. Click here to learn more and save today! 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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Two Brand New BAS Lecture Series
• 10/01/2012
Biblical Bad Boys and Digging into the Gospels Read more…
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Smut for Mut: Ancient Egyptian “Cult Fiction”
• 09/28/2012
Researchers recently translated a papyrus featuring a fictionalized hedonistic tale of ancient Egyptian ritual. The 1,900 year-old Demotic text tells stories of drinking, singing, feasting and ritual sex for the Read more…
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Ancient Synagogue Discovered in Southern Turkey
• 09/27/2012
Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Limyra in southern Turkey recently uncovered the remains of an ancient synagogue, complete with a bath and menorah. Limyra was part of the Read more…
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BAR Now Available for iPad
• 09/26/2012
We are proud to announce a brand-new iPad edition of Biblical Archaeology Review. Readers can navigate the ancient world more easily than ever before: flip through issues with the swipe Read more…
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Ein Zippori Discoveries Expose Wadi Rabah Culture
• 09/26/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority recently announced the discovery of intricately detailed Neolithic and Chalcolithic artifacts at Ein Zippori in Israel. The artifacts, created between 8,000 B.C.E. and 3,000 B.C.E., include Read more…
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New Evidence of Neolithic Dentistry
• 09/21/2012
Italian researchers working in Slovenia recently published the earliest known example of a dental filling. Traces of a beeswax filling were discovered in a 6,500 year-old left canine crown embedded Read more…
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A “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” on a Coptic Papyrus
• 09/19/2012
On Tuesday, September 18th, 2012, early Christianity scholar Karen L. King of the Harvard Divinity School announced the discovery of a Coptic papyrus fragment that includes the text “Jesus Read more…
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Excavations Highlight Late Bronze Age Jaffa
• 09/10/2012
The history of the port city of Jaffa can be traced well before its role in the Bible. Now part of modern Tel Aviv, Jaffa is mentioned in the 15th-century Read more…
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First Turkish Dig Abroad Reveals Byzantine Baptistery in Kosovo
• 09/07/2012
Turkish excavations in Kosovo recently exposed a baptistery from the 6th century C.E. in the ancient city of Ulpiana. The original Roman city was destroyed in the fifth century C.E., Read more…
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Ancient Reservoir Provided Water for First Temple Period Jerusalem
• 09/06/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Jerusalem archaeologist Eli Shukron announced the discovery of a large First Temple period reservoir today, reshaping our understanding of ancient water systems and water Read more…
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Neolithic Figurines Discovered near Jerusalem
• 08/30/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of two zoomorphic Neolithic figurines at the archaeological site Tel Motza. The stone figurines, depicting a ram and an abstract bovine, are over Read more…
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ISRAEL APPEALS FORGERY DECISION
• 08/27/2012
The Israel government has appealed Jerusalem Judge Aharon Farkash’s decision in the case of the “Jehoash” inscription, an inscription which, if authentic, would be the only surviving royal Israelite inscription. Read more…
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Biblical Israel with Donkeys and…Wi-Fi?
• 08/22/2012
In a bizarre twist of the old and new, the Israeli reenactment park Kfar Kedem, which offers tourists a glimpse of life in an ancient Jewish village in Galilee, has Read more…
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Paul: Jewish Law and Early Christianity: A Free BAS eBook
• 08/15/2012
In a new free eBook, Biblical scholars examine the controversial role of Jewish law and tradition in early Christianity through an examination of the Apostle Paul’s Judaism and faith in Read more…
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Excavating Early Scottish Christianity
• 08/14/2012
Excavations on the Scottish island Eigg have uncovered a seventh century C.E. structure thought to be the monastery founded by St. Donnan, one of the first missionaries in Scotland. Also Read more…
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Archaeologists Uncover Industrial Olive Press
• 08/13/2012
Excavations at the Tel Aviv suburb Hod Hasharon uncovered a major olive oil production center from the 6th-8th centuries C.E. Dating to the late Byzantine or early Muslim period, the Read more…
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Archaeologists Identify the World’s Earliest “Matches” in Ancient Israel
• 08/09/2012
The ability to cultivate fire stands out as a distinct step in the development of humanity. The ancient Greeks believed that the trickster titan Prometheus stole flames for humanity to Read more…
