Ancient Cultures
Mar 20
No, No, Bad Dog: Dogs in the Bible
By: Ellen White
Dogs—or celeb in Hebrew—were not well loved in the Bible. Given the negative associations with dogs, it is surprising that one of the great Hebrew spies bears this name.
Mar 19
Neolithic Bread at Catal Hoyuk
Excavations at the important site of Catal Hoyuk in south-central Turkey have uncovered what archaeologists have termed “the world’s oldest bread.” According to a press […]
Mar 17
A Mikveh in Roman Ostia
Excavators in the ancient Roman port city of Ostia made an incredible discovery when they uncovered a semi-subterranean Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh. Likely built […]
Mar 17
Ancient Israel’s Tyrian Purple Factory
Tyrian purple, tekhelet, royal purple: All names for an incredibly expensive, ancient dye. While this dye is often associated with the Phoenician city-state of Tyre, […]
Mar 14
The Nun of the Rings
Editor’s Note: This blog article contains images of human skeletal remains. Excavations near Jerusalem’s Old City have revealed the first known archaeological example of a […]
Mar 14
Bathed in Morning Light
By: BAS Staff
Nestled in the heart of the Shephelah with a commanding view over the Elah Valley, the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1200 BCE) Canaanite city of […]
Mar 13
Origins: 3.14159265…
By: Kim Jonas
Why did the ancients invent increasingly subtle and ingenious methods to arrive at an exact value of pi? Human curiosity.
Mar 13
Identifying Pi Ramesses
Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two cities in which the Israelites labored during their servitude in Egypt, Pi Ramesses—biblical Raamses […]
Mar 12
Pompeii Reborn
The Pompeii Archaeological Park is launching a 100-million-euro project aimed at regenerating the archaeological and urban landscape of the ancient Roman city. As well as […]
Mar 10
Necho and Josiah at Megiddo
Although remembered in the Bible as one of Judah’s most pious rulers, King Josiah met a rather untimely death, slain at Megiddo by Pharaoh Necho […]
