Oct 5
By: Megan Sauter
A unique menorah mosaic was recently uncovered on a synagogue floor at Horvat Kur in the Galilee.
Sep 10
A 2,000-year-old pyramid-stepped structure was recently uncovered in Jerusalem’s City of David. Its exact function is uncertain.
Jul 3
A family in Jerusalem’s ‘Ein Kerem neighborhood recently discovered an ancient mikveh underneath their floorboards.
May 25
Thanks to the Israel Antiquities Authority, all of the artifacts in the Rockefeller Museum’s collection are being digitized.
Dec 14
BAR’s January/February issue—known as the “Dig” issue—has been highlighting excavation experiences and opportunities for the past 40 years. Read "Digs 2015: Blast from the Past" from the January/February 2015 issue for free.
For the “Dig” 2015 issue, we checked in with individuals featured on the cover of past “Dig” issues as well as former BAS scholarship recipients.
Nov 5
Through January 4, 2015, the Tel Dan Stela and other treasures from the ancient Near East are on display in the exhibit Assyria to Iberia at the Met in New York.
Oct 12
The British Museum has opened an innovative exhibition, Ancient Lives, New Discoveries, which focuses on eight individuals who lived, died and were mummified in ancient Egypt and Sudan.
Oct 3
Megan Sauter reviews "Chagall: Love, War and Exile" by Susan Tumarkin Goodman, with an essay by Kenneth E. Silver.
Jul 29
While the Cyrus Cylinder has been making its rounds on an international exhibition circuit, another cylinder of a famous Mesopotamian emperor has recently been brought to the public eye.
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