Jan 21
By: Glenn Corbett
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced in March, 2021 that explorations in the Judean desert south of Jerusalem revealed scores of new scroll fragments hidden […]
Dec 5
By: Konstantinos Politis
Jonathan Tubb, renowned archaeologist and long-time curator of Levantine antiquities at the British Museum, passed away on September 25, 2023 in London. He was […]
Nov 17
By: BAS Staff
Take part in our ever-popular Caption Contest. Write a caption for this cartoon based on Acts 9:25: “But [Paul’s] disciples took him by night and […]
And the Winner Is … “This little piggy should have stayed home.” —Julia Stramer, Hazelton, MD Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries […]
Memorable Maccabees IN HER ARTICLE “The Rise of the Maccabees,” Andrea Berlin makes a statement that needs a slight clarification. She writes, “The trouble […]
Nov 15
These prestigious awards have been made possible by a grant from the Rohr Family in memory of Sami Rohr. Best Book on Archaeology (tie) Why […]
Oct 24
By: Philip D. Stern
King Solomon was famous for his wisdom and, among other things, his many marital and extramarital relationships. His harem is given at 700 wives and […]
Sep 7
By: Igor Kreimerman
Amnon Ben-Tor, one of the giants of biblical archaeology and long-time excavator of the important biblical site of Hazor in northern Israel, passed away on […]
Sep 1
By: Alexandra Ratzlaff
On July 8, 2023, the archaeological community lost an enthusiastic scholar of the humanities with the passing of Diane Harris Cline. Associate Professor Emerita of […]
Aug 25
By: Matthieu Richelle and Andrew Burlingame
In their article, “Mesha’s Stele and the House of David” (BAR, Winter 2022), André Lemaire and Jean-Philippe Delorme argue that the reading btdwd (“House of […]
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