Created by archaeologists at Harding University in Arkansas, the artificial site of Tel Achzib serves as a Biblical archaeology lab that introduces students to excavation technique and methodology. Read more…
Archaeology Today
Learn how modern people come to understand the ancient world. Get to know Biblical archaeology scholars and theories, learn the key topics and debates in the field and find out about the presentation, preservation and conservation conducted for museums and tourism.
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Tel Achzib in Arkansas Is Fake—And Everybody Knows It!
• 01/17/2019
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The Four-Room House: Typically Israelite?
• 01/12/2019
Are so-called four-room houses an infallible sign of Israelites’ presence just because many have been found at sites identified as Israelite? If you think they are, how do you avoid Read more…
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Anastylosis at Machaerus, Where John the Baptist Was Beheaded
• 01/06/2019
Győző Vörös details the restoration work taking place at Machaerus—giving archaeological context to the New Testament episode featuring Princess Salome and John the Baptist. Read more…
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Top 10 Bible History Daily Posts in 2018
• 12/31/2018
Check out the top 10 Bible History Daily blog posts published in 2018 that received the most web traffic. Read more…
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Digs 2019: A Day in the Life
• 12/26/2018
When the alarm clock blares at 4 a.m., it’s time to get up and start the dig day. Join BAR Editor Robert R. Cargill in his trademark tie-dye shirt as Read more…
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ACOR’s Photo Archive
• 12/13/2018
The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR), centered in Amman, Jordan, is digitizing their vast collection of archaeological and cultural heritage photographs and making these images accessible to the public. Read more…
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2018 BAS Scholarship Winners
• 12/10/2018
Straight from the field to you, hear from the individuals who were awarded BAS dig scholarships in 2018. Read more…
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MOOC—Biblical Archaeology: The Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Judah
• 12/04/2018
Aren Maeir is offering a MOOC titled “Biblical Archaeology: The Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Judah” online on the EdX platform. Read more…
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Tischendorf on Trial for Removing Codex Sinaiticus, the Oldest New Testament
• 11/26/2018
Constantine Tischendorf’s chance finding of Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest New Testament manuscript, at St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai—and his later removal of the manuscript—made him both famous and infamous. Read more…
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Adam and Eve
• 11/16/2018
In a BAS Library special collection of articles, learn about a controversial interpretation of the creation of woman, and explore other themes related to Adam and Eve in the Bible. Read more…
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Noah and the Flood
• 10/24/2018
In a BAS Library Special Collection, BAS editors have hand-selected articles from Biblical Archaeology Review and Bible Review that examine the Genesis flood, its interpretations, and what the similar Babylonian Read more…
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Learn Unknown Facts About Paul Today
• 10/17/2018
The apostle Paul traveled extensively throughout the Roman Empire to spread the teachings of Jesus. He spread the gospel for seven years across thousands of miles. What does archaeology tell Read more…
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How Old Is That? Dating in the Ancient World
• 10/05/2018
Dating is one of the most important aspects of the archaeological world. In the first article of a new series called Biblical Archaeology 101, discover the difference between relative and Read more…
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A Review of Jerusalem and Rome: Cultures in Context in the First Century CE
• 08/29/2018
Cavan Concannon reviews Jerusalem and Rome: Cultures in Context in the First Century CE. Read more…
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Virtually Explore Holy Land Artifacts
• 08/06/2018
From the comfort of your home, you can virtually explore archaeological objects that shed light on Biblical history with the click of a button. Read more…
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Understanding the Good Samaritan Parable
• 07/29/2018
Who were the Samaritans? Dr. Amy-Jill Levine of Vanderbilt University explains how getting an accurate answer to this question can shed light on how shocking the Good Samaritan parable would Read more…
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Giant of New Testament Archaeology
• 07/16/2018
Daniel A. Warner, Donald D. Binder, Eric M. Meyers, and James Riley Strange reflect on the life of archaeologist James F. Strange. Read more…
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High Places, Altars and the Bamah
• 07/15/2018
The open-air altar shrine, called a bamah (plural bamot), is known through several books of the Biblical canon. Often referred to as “high places” in translations of the Bible, bamot Read more…
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Ancient Scribe Links Qumran Scrolls to Masada
• 07/14/2018
Paleographer Ada Yardeni identified the handwriting of a single scribe on more than 50 Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran and Masada. What can this tell us about the scribal community Read more…
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Tomb of the Biblical Prophet Nahum—Safe for Now
• 07/11/2018
The tomb of the Biblical prophet Nahum in northern Iraq will survive to see another day. Read more…
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Doyenne of Hebrew Paleography
• 07/10/2018
André Lemaire reflects on the legacy of Ada Yardeni, a world-renowned scholar in the field of Hebrew and Aramaic paleography. Read more…
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Giant of the Persian Period
• 07/09/2018
Hillel Geva memorializes Ephraim Stern, one of Israel’s foremost archaeologists, a pioneer in his field with numerous achievements to his credit and an international reputation as a scholar. Read more…
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In Memoriam: Ada Yardeni (1937–2018)
• 07/02/2018
World-renowned epigrapher Ada Yardeni died on June 29, 2018. A member of the Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yardeni had authored numerous publications. Read more…
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Giant of Iron Age Research
• 07/02/2018
Daniel M. Master writes a tribute to Lawrence E. Stager, one of the most significant Biblical archaeologist of the past 40 years. Read more…
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Lawrence of Arabia as Archaeologist
• 06/22/2018
While the real T.E. Lawrence was not exactly like the character in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, he was, nevertheless, one of the most colorful figures to emerge from Read more…
