Jul 6
By: Noah Wiener
The British Museum’s fourteenth season excavating at Sidon, Lebanon, continues to reveal astounding artifacts at the Biblical city. Sidon has been inhabited for six millennia, […]
Jul 2
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.
Jun 29
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 […]
What is this object? When is it from? What culture did it come from? Multiple Choices for this week’s What is it? discussion.
Jun 28
At a recent TEDx conference in Sonoma County, archaeologist and BAR contributor Thomas Levy gave an illuminating lecture on technology and its usage in Biblical Archaeology. His lucid talk makes the subject matter accessible to all, yet new and illuminating to archaeologists and techies alike.
Jun 22
The Arch of Titus Digital Restoration Project, conducted by the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, recently scanned the iconic arch for traces of color on the first century C.E. bas-reliefs.
Jun 20
A new exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art highlights the grace and diversity of Egyptian art from the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods that set the tone for Egypt’s artistic program for millennia to come.
Jun 7
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 trading systems were much more precise than previously believed. The jugs were used to store and transport valuable commodities including wine and olive oil, and new evidence suggests that buyers and sellers had precise measurements of their goods. Moreover, the comprehension of ancient mathematics and the usage of these ancient measurements were spread across national boundaries, giving archaeologists an idea of extranational community and standardization across ancient trading systems.
May 18
An Iraqi Oil Ministry plan to extend an oil pipeline through ancient Babylon presents a major threat to the cultural heritage of one of the […]
May 15
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