Biblical Sites & Places
May 8
Archaeologists Begin Restoring Shamash Gate
The destruction of ancient cities is often softened into “history”—cataloged, photographed, and safely contained in the past. But a new study of Nineveh’s Shamash Gate […]
May 6
Are Animals Connected to Souls?
A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia Through August 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum Chicago, Illinois isac.uchicago.edu Why do people feel […]
May 5
Where Was Mary Magdalene From?
By: Marek Dospěl
Where was Mary Magdalene from? According to early Christian tradition, the famous disciple of Jesus was from a town called Magdala, hence her name, Mary […]
May 4
How Many Days Were in the Israelite Week?
Imagine time not being organized into weeks and months or not having set units of measurement to gauge distance. Metrics come to feel familiar over […]
May 3
Where Is Biblical Colossae?
By: Megan Sauter
The once great city of Colossae in modern Turkey has never been excavated. To the untrained eye, the site may appear unimpressive, but great archaeological treasures lie beneath its surface.
May 1
Medusa-clad Athena Statue Unearthed
A press release issued by the Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the excavation of a 6.5-foot-tall marble statue of Athena in […]
Apr 28
The Masada Siege
By: Robin Ngo
What do we know about the Roman siege of Masada? We must consider both the account given by Josephus and the surviving archaeological evidence in order to reconstruct what happened.
Apr 26
What Is the Negev?
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 24
Gold Tongues Discovered on Egyptian Mummies
A recent press release from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced striking archaeological discoveries in the Minya region of Egypt. A Roman-era underground […]
Apr 22
Who Was the Ethiopian Eunuch?
It is common in the Acts of the Apostles to present brief episodes of evangelization that move rapidly across space, with little sustained interest in […]
