May 29
During a salvage excavation of a 19th-century excavation tunnel underneath the City of David, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered a fragmentary inscription […]
May 3
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
A surprise discovery has shed light on the gruesome execution practice of Roman crucifixion. As first reported in December 2021 in the magazine British Archaeology, a […]
May 1
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
While carrying out a satellite survey of the Jordan-Saudi border region, a team of archaeologists from the University of Oxford made an unexpected discovery: three […]
Apr 24
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Is this Pontius Pilate’s ring? First published in 2018, the small copper ring quickly made international headlines with its captivating one-word Greek inscription: ΠΙΛΑΤΟ (Pilato)—the […]
Apr 17
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
A team of marine archaeologists working off the coast of Italy has identified a submerged Nabatean temple dating to the early first century CE, according […]
Mar 24
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Discovered in the library of a luxurious villa, the Herculaneum scrolls may be one of the most important sources of information on the ancient world […]
Mar 20
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
From the Pantheon of Rome to the port of Caesarea Maritima, Roman buildings have stood the test of time, thanks to one specific material: Roman […]
Jan 17
By: Jonathan Laden
Scholars have long debated whether there were many survivors of the volcanic eruption in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Steven L. Tuck finds the survivors.
Oct 3
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Despite hundreds of years of archaeological work in the ancient city, those excavating Pompeii continue to uncover amazing new finds. As announced by the Archaeological […]
Nov 10
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
A Crusader sword discovered off of the cost of Israel on the seafloor by a diver was handed over to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). […]
