Nov 18
By: Megan Sauter
There is no doubt that King Herod the Great left his mark on history. Not only did he carry out impressive building projects throughout ancient […]
Nov 6
By: Jonathan Laden
The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced that the community excavation at Usha has discovered a 1,400-year-old Byzantine hammer and nails. This is one of only […]
Oct 20
By: Michele Barasso
On Sunday, November 3, 2019 join Professor Daniel Master, Professor of Archaeology at Wheaton College and Director of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon, as […]
Oct 14
By: Jonathan Laden
It has already been established that Columbus was not the first European to lead an expedition to the “New World,” across the vast Atlantic Ocean […]
Oct 10
By: Robert Cargill
I recently published a book titled Melchizedek, King of Sodom: How Scribes Invented the Biblical Priest-King. A highly technical book, it contains much textual analysis […]
Oct 9
By: BAS Staff
These prestigious awards for books about archaeology and the Bible have been made possible by grants from: The Rohr Family in Memory of Sami Rohr […]
Sep 30
By: Jennie Ebeling
Women have made important contributions to digs in the Holy Land since the early days of archaeology. Photographs in excavation reports from the late 19th […]
Sep 13
By: Samuel D. Pfister
Although many readers may be familiar with the characteristic architectural features of a typical mosque—tall minarets and ornate, often gold-capped domes—few readers of BAR may […]
Sep 11
By: Andrew Perrin
Part of the challenge and opportunity of studying the Bible is that, while it often feels familiar, it comes from a foreign context. The texts […]
Sep 3
By: Don Knebel
Mr. Don Knebel traveled with BAS to Egypt in 2007; subsequently Jordan and many other places in the world. In 2015 he wrote “Flushed with Curiosity; […]
