Daily Life and Practice
Jun 5
Rare Shell Seal Shows Moon Imagery in Israel
A rare shell seal has been discovered at Tel Hadid in central Israel with religious imagery involving a moon standard, a worshiper, and a possible […]
Jun 3
Were Early Christians Class Conscious?
In the New Testament, community is central to Christianity. In Acts, believers devote themselves to shared teaching, prayer, and the breaking of bread, while also […]
Jun 1
Moza Rewrites History, Again
A new study from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Moza, just west of Jerusalem, argues that the site’s prehistoric residents mastered a sophisticated plaster […]
May 31
Making Sense of Kosher Laws
By: BAS Staff
The origins of Jewish dietary or kosher laws (kashrut) have long been the subject of scholarly research and debate.
May 25
Alexandria Beyond Its Lighthouse
Rescue excavations in the Muharram Bek neighborhood of central Alexandria, Egypt, have uncovered a remarkable sequence of architectural remains spanning the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine […]
May 24
The Oracle of Delphi—Was She Really Stoned?
By: Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and John R. Hale
According to Strabo and other sources, the Pythia who gave prophecies on behalf of Apollo was inspired by mysterious vapors. Is there evidence that intoxicating gases actually drifted through the Temple of Apollo at Delphi?
May 22
A Mysterious Tunnel Near Jerusalem
Archaeologists excavating near Ramat Rachel in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient rock-cut tunnel that has so far resisted explanation. The tunnel runs about 165 feet […]
May 20
Was the Siloam Inscription a Message for the Dead?
Sometimes, archaeology provides evidence that makes the past feel palpable. Jerusalem’s Siloam Tunnel Inscription is a great example. Carved into the tunnel’s wall is a […]
May 18
Paul’s Lost Words Recovered
An international research team led by Professor Garrick Allen at the University of Glasgow recently conducted a major manuscript recovery project of Codex H. This […]
May 18
What Is Zooarchaeology?
By: Deirdre N. Fulton and Lidar Sapir-Hen
What is zooarchaeology? Anyone who works in the field of zooarchaeology has been asked this question on numerous occasions. One of the more memorable queries […]
