Feb 23
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
One of the most difficult ancient sites to excavate, Jerusalem is rife with archaeological mysteries. With excavation limited to specific and often narrow parts of […]
Feb 19
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Editor’s Note: This blog article contains an image of human skeletal remains. Since the early years of archaeology, the discipline has gradually become more specialized, […]
Feb 9
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The 2,000-year-old Herculaneum Scrolls make up one of the largest extant libraries from antiquity, whose importance might well rival that of the Dead Sea Scrolls. […]
Jan 31
By: John Drummond
Today, when we hear about the Seven Wonders of the World, our thoughts are immediately filled with visions of the likes of the Great Wall […]
Jan 10
By: Marek Dospěl
After seven seasons of excavation at El-Araj on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists have found the remains of a house that […]
Dec 29
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
What were the top ten biblical archaeology stories of 2023? As the year winds down, we look back at some of the most popular news stories published […]
Dec 27
By: BAS Staff
Who were the Samaritans? Dr. Amy-Jill Levine of Vanderbilt University explains how getting an accurate answer to this question can shed light on how shocking the Good Samaritan parable would have been for Jesus’ audience.
Dec 18
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
As the calendar turns to a new year, we at the Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) take part in one of our favorite holiday traditions, the […]
Dec 15
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
What did Crusaders eat while in the Holy Land? Understanding the diet of ancient groups can tell us a lot about them and how they […]
Dec 13
By: Marek Dospěl
The so-called Midianite Hypothesis, first popularized in the 19th century, holds that Moses was introduced to the god Yahweh in the land of Midian and […]