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…
News
The worlds of archaeology and the Bible move fast. Keep abreast of the latest Bible and archaeology news from around the world. Our presentation of a news story does not constitute our endorsement of a news source, or of the source’s presentation or interpretation of events.
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Archaeologists Identify the World’s Earliest “Matches” in Ancient Israel
• 08/09/2012
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Antakya Hotel to Preserve the Wonders of Ancient Antioch
• 08/08/2012
Hotel construction in Antakya, in southeastern Turkey, evolved from a normal construction project into a merged hotel-museum project when archaeologists exposed a 9,000 square foot mosaic, one of the largest Read more…
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Purity Paper Wins Prestigious Prize
• 08/08/2012
Death, disease and discharge of bodily fluids. What do these have in common? Not only can they be described as “gross” or “creepy,” they can render a person ritually impure Read more…
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Airport Expansion Reveals the Oldest Church in Iraq
• 08/06/2012
A 2007 expansion of an airport in Najaf, Iraq exposed the remains of the earliest known Christian church in Iraq. Originally built some 1,700 years ago, the remains require proper Read more…
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Colossal Neo-Hittite Statue Discovered at Tell Tayinat
• 07/31/2012
Excavations at Tell Tayinat in southeastern Turkey uncovered a monumental human sculpture from the ancient city of Kunulua, the capital of the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina in the early first 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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$5,000 in Prizes for ASOR/SBL Papers
• 07/17/2012
The Biblical Archaeology Society is offering prizes totaling $5,000 for the best academic papers presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) and the Read more…
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Milestones: London Ph.D. Candidate Wins Dever Prize
• 07/17/2012
“Mud-Bricks, Construction and the Process of Urbanization in the Middle Bronze Age Levant” is the title of the paper that won this year’s Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. Written by Read more…
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Summer Study Course Sale
• 07/13/2012
Summer Study Course Sale Read more…
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BAS Summer CD Sale
• 07/06/2012
The BAS Summer CD Sale started on July 4th! Enjoy 40% off BAS photo and magazine archive CDs for a limited time. Read more…
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Excavations at Ancient Galilean Synagogue Expose Samson Mosaic
• 07/02/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Monday that recent excavations at Huqoq, Israel, have exposed a monumental 4th-5th century C.E. synagogue with detailed mosaic floors. Read more…
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Jesus’ Birthplace Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage List
• 06/30/2012
June 29, 2012 update: Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity was confirmed as as the first Palestinian UNESCO world heritage site by a 13-6 vote. Read more…
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Lebanese Culture Minister Allows Construction on Phoenician Port
• 06/29/2012
Lebanese citizens are protesting Culture Minister Gaby Layyoun’s decision to allow construction on a site that may contain a 2,500 year old Phoenician port. UNESCO and other organizations have declared Read more…
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Subscriber Alert
• 06/26/2012
Some subscribers to Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) have received renewal notifications and subscription offers from organizations other than the Biblical Archaeology Society. The rates offered by these organizations are Read more…
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Jerusalem Begins Construction on the National Archaeology Quarter
• 06/26/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority began construction of Jersualem’s new National Archaeology Quarter on Sunday, June 24, 2012. Located next to the Israel Museum, the new space will replace the Rockefeller Read more…
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Unrolling Fragile Dead Sea Scrolls
• 06/25/2012
The Israel Museum and Google’s collaborative Digital Dead Sea Scrolls project, which provides searchable, high-resolution images of several Dead Sea Scrolls, set its sites higher by attempting to read fragile Read more…
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Letter from the BAR Managing Editor
• 06/16/2012
Summer is finally here, so dive right into the July/August 2012 issue of BAR! Managing editor Dorothy D. Resig presents the latest issue. Read more…
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“Relics” Associated with John the Baptist Dated to the First Century C.E.
• 06/15/2012
In 2010, archaeologist Kazimir Popkonstantiv discovered a bone box while excavating the Sveti Ivan (St. John) church on an island in Bulgaria. New research indicates that the bones do, in Read more…
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“Brother of Jesus” Proved Ancient and Authentic
• 06/13/2012
WASHINGTON D.C. (June 13, 2012)—A new analysis and new evidence proves that the controversial “Brother of Jesus” inscription on an ancient bone box, or ossuary, is authentic, according to the Read more…
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Ancient Sewer Systems Excavated at Persepolis
• 06/11/2012
Iranian archaeologists recently exposed over 60 feet of ancient sewer systems at Persepolis, the capital of ancient Persia under the Achaemenid dynasty. The archaeological investigation of the ancient sewer systems Read more…
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Spherical Jugs Reveal International Standardization in Ancient Measurements and Trade Systems
• 06/07/2012
Ancient measurements such as the hekat (volume) or the cubit (length) are well known to archaeologists. However, recent interdisciplinary research on spherical jugs suggests that across the Eastern Mediterranean, ancient Read more…
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Bountiful Hoard Discovered Near Kiryat Gat
• 06/06/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of a large quantity of precious Roman gold coins and jewelry in a Roman/Byzantine-era structure on Tuesday, June 05, 2012 near Kiryat Gat, Read more…
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Conservation Efforts Expose Princely Umayyad Inscription
• 06/01/2012
Conservation efforts conducted by the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, the Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro in Rome and the World Monuments Fund recently preserved an Umayyad Read more…
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Bilingual Boundary Stone Discovered at Tel Gezer
• 05/30/2012
The 12th boundary stone from Tel Gezer, discovered over a decade before this latest find. The bilingual boundary stone features Greek and Hebrew text with personal and geographical titles. Read more…
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Judge Announces Forgery Trial Sentence
• 05/30/2012
This morning, Jerusalem District Court Judge Aharon Farkash gave the Israeli government 30 days to support of its claim to retain the James Ossuary, Jehoash Tablet and other Israeli antiquities. Read more…
