Virtual Reality technology has been helping tourists understand ancient sites by allowing them to view a simulated 3D environment through a headset. 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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Virtual Reality in Archaeology
• 05/09/2018
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The Arch of Titus’s Menorah Panel in Color
• 05/05/2018
Although many Greek and Roman statues and monuments now appear gleaming white (the result of years of weathering), they were originally brightly colored. Using technology, a team has digitally restored Read more…
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Biblical Minimalism and Maximalism in Scholarship
• 04/10/2018
Bill Dever discusses BAR’s facilitation of the Biblical minimalism-maximalism debate, which centers on whether the establishment of ancient Israel took place in the tenth or the ninth century B.C.E. Read more…
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How Was Jesus’ Tomb Sealed?
• 03/23/2018
What kind of stone sealed the tomb of Jesus? Was it a round (disk-shaped) stone or a square (cork-shaped) stone? While both kinds of blocking stones are attested in Jerusalem Read more…
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First Person: Festschrift: A Celebration of Hershel Shanks
• 03/12/2018
Editor Robert R. Cargill describes the special festschrift double issue of BAR dedicated to the career of Hershel Shanks, BAR’s founder and longtime Editor. Read more…
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Special Report: Current Status of the Tell Ain Dara Temple
• 03/09/2018
Between January 20–22, 2018, the early Iron Age temple at Tell Ain Dara in Syria—considered to be a close parallel to the Temple of Solomon—suffered large-scale damage. Read a special Read more…
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Ancient Samaria and Jerusalem
• 03/08/2018
Jill Katz explains how the field of urban anthropology can shed light on the ideological differences between Jerusalem and Samaria. Read more…
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Raising the BAR
• 03/05/2018
From humble beginnings, Biblical Archaeology Review has become the world’s most widely read Biblical archaeology magazine. See how it all began—with Hershel Shanks at the helm—and some highlights from the Read more…
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The Archaeological Quest for the Earliest Christians
• 02/01/2018
In part one of a two-part series, Douglas Boin presents new archaeological and historical research in the study of early Christianity. Read more…
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The Archaeological Quest for the Earliest Christians
• 02/01/2018
In part two of a two-part series, Douglas Boin challenges the idea that Christians left so few archaeological traces behind because they couldn’t afford to make them. Read more…
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First Person: A New Chapter
• 01/03/2018
Robert R. Cargill’s first First Person column as the new Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review. Read more…
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In Memoriam: Lawrence Stager (1943–2017)
• 01/02/2018
Distinguished Harvard University professor and Ashkelon excavation director Lawrence Stager died on December 29, 2017, at the age of 74. Read more…
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Top 10 Bible History Daily Posts in 2017
• 12/27/2017
Check out the top 10 Bible History Daily blog posts published in 2017 that received the most web traffic. Read more…
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Digs 2018: Migration and Immigration in Ancient Israel
• 12/18/2017
Migration and immigration are not just modern occurrences—both the Bible and archaeology show that ancient Israel was a land of immigrants. Come along and explore several excavations investigating the movement Read more…
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2017 BAS Scholarship Winners
• 12/12/2017
Straight from the field to you, hear from the individuals who were awarded BAS dig scholarships in 2017. Read more…
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First Person: My Final “First Person”
• 10/30/2017
After 42 years as Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review, Hershel Shanks will be retiring. Read more…
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Statement by the Archaeological Institute of America in Opposition to the National Monument Creation and Protection Act, H.R. 3990
• 10/30/2017
On October 30, 2017, the Archaeological Institute of America released a statement in opposition to the National Monument Creation and Protection Act, H.R. 3990. Read more…
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Biblical Archaeology Society 2017 Publication Awards Winners
• 09/17/2017
The biennial BAS Publication Awards have been presented since 1985. See the 2017 winners! Read more…
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Does Radiocarbon Dating Accuracy Help Us Determine Bible Chronology?
• 09/08/2017
Is radiocarbon dating more reliable to determine Biblical chronology than traditional methods of dating archaeological strata? Read more…
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The Samaria Ivories—Phoenician or Israelite?
• 08/28/2017
From the moment they were discovered, the Samaria ivories created fanfare. Recently some scholars have challenged the long-accepted assumption about the ivories’ origins. Read more…
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The Four-Room House: Typically Israelite?
• 08/07/2017
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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First Person: Should These Looters Go to Jail?
• 07/31/2017
Looters sometimes indirectly alert archaeologists to the existence of valuable finds and are sent to jail if they are caught, while the archaeologists learn from the looters where to dig. Read more…
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Biblical History at What Cost?
• 07/24/2017
Recently, the Hobby Lobby corporation—owned by the Green family—agreed to pay a $3 million fine for the purchase of thousands of artifacts believed to have been smuggled out of Iraq. Read more…
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Tarshish: Hacksilber Hoards Pinpoint Solomon’s Silver Source
• 07/11/2017
What is the location of Tarshish, the Biblical source of the Phoenician silver trade? A Hacksilber Project study points to Spain and Sardinia as the Biblical world’s source of Read more…
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Archaeological Looting and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage
• 06/07/2017
In the Middle East, archaeological looting and the deliberate destruction of archaeological sites and monuments are rampant. What, if anything, can be done? Read more…
