Clinton J. Moyer, Author at Biblical Archaeology Society

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Archaeologist William Foxwell Albright on site at Beersheba in 1953. Benno Rothenberg / Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection / CC BY 4.0

May 7

In with the Old, Out with the New

Since the inception of modern biblical archaeology in the early 20th century, it has been understood almost universally as the archaeology of the world of […]

Kuttamuwa Stele (eighth century BCE), a funerary stela with Aramaic inscription from Samʾal (modern Zincirli) in southern Turkey. CC by-SA 4.0 International, via Wikimedia Commons.

Apr 7

What Is Aramaic?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

The Aramaic language constitutes the eastern branch of the Northwest Semitic language family. Its closest relatives are the Canaanite dialects in the western branch of […]

1,600-year-old lamp found at Metzad Tzafir in the area known as the Scorpions’ Ascent. Yoli Schwartz, IAA

Apr 26

School Trip Results in Chance Find

By: Clinton J. Moyer

While on a field trip to the Scorpions’ Ascent in southern Israel, a 16-year-old high school student happened upon a fortuitous discovery: a small oil […]

Dec 22

What Is Biblical Hebrew?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

Biblical Hebrew is the dialect of the Canaanite language used by the people of ancient Israel, and the primary language of the Hebrew Bible. It […]

Aug 4

A Shrine, Frescoes, and…Pizza?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

While excavating a neighborhood in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in 79 CE by the eruption of nearby Mt. Vesuvius, a […]

Jul 28

Gateway to the Underworld?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

Editor’s Note: This blog article contains images of human skeletal remains. An extensive cave just southeast of Beit Shemesh, less than 20 miles west of Jerusalem, […]

Jul 17

Cypriot Tombs Yield Spectacular Treasures

By: Clinton J. Moyer

Editor’s Note: This blog article contains images of human skeletal remains. In one of the most impressive Mediterranean discoveries ever made, the University of Gothenburg’s […]

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