May 8
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
With the election of Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church has had 267 widely acknowledged popes in its nearly 2,000-year history. The head of the […]
May 6
For much of the first millennium BCE, the Carthaginian merchant empire dominated large swaths of the Mediterranean. But who were the Carthaginians? Carthage, located near […]
May 1
Archaeologists at the site of Saqqara in northern Egypt revealed an impressive tomb belonging to Userefre, prince of Egypt and son of Pharaoh Userkaf (r. […]
Apr 29
While carrying out salvage excavations in the modern town of Moza, just outside of Jerusalem, archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered a unique […]
Apr 27
Although the Dead Sea Scrolls have been continuously studied since their discovery in 1947, many mysteries persist. Indeed, one of these mysteries first appeared more […]
Apr 26
Although not as central to the biblical narrative as areas like the Galilee or the Judean Highlands, the Negev Desert was nevertheless a region of […]
Apr 23
Translating a text can be a difficult task under any circumstance. But it is all the harder when the meaning of the original text is […]
Apr 22
Just outside Zion Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City sits a small building considered by many Christians to be the location of Jesus’s Last Supper, and […]
Apr 17
What do you and a 3,600-year-old Canaanite have in common? You both have used vanilla. The discovery of vanilla-laced wine in Iron Age Jerusalem caused […]
Apr 15
A joint Egyptian-French expedition made an incredible discovery while carrying out excavations and restoration work at the mortuary temple of Ramesses II, the pharaoh often […]
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