Apr 19
By: Jennifer Drummond
Vestis Virum Facit—clothes make the man. While this quote has been (wrongly) attributed to Roman educator Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, its dubious authenticity doesn’t make it […]
Apr 11
By: David Moster
Seeds and fruit remains are exciting discoveries for archaeologists, and they provide radiocarbon data to help date buried strata. Fruit also plays an important role in the Biblical narrative.
Mar 29
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
What do Iron Age altars tell us about Biblical sacrifices and worship in ancient Israelite religion?
Mar 23
By: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
A team from the Tell Halif archaeological excavation made their own tannur, a traditional oven referenced in the Hebrew Bible, and baked bread in it.
Mar 10
By: Jonathan Laden
An 11-year-old found a rare pottery figurine in the Negev from biblical times.
Mar 4
By: Jenn Drummond
Doughnuts are a delicious phenomenon; they even have their own calendar day (June 4 in 2021). In this installment of BAR Test Kitchen, we will be making […]
Feb 28
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.
Feb 25
By: Marek Dospěl
Death is the great equalizer. You probably know the saying, and, yes, everyone dies one day, and nobody can live forever. But that’s where this […]
Jan 22
By: James Sickinger
When we think of democracy, we usually think of the ancient Greeks, but identifying the exact origins of political practices can be tricky.
Jan 7
By: Marek Dospěl
Archaeologists excavating the Hellenistic city of Maresha made a stunning discovery in 2018, when they stumbled upon what must have been an ancient archive. So […]
