Cavan Concannon reviews Jerusalem and Rome: Cultures in Context in the First Century CE. 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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A Review of Jerusalem and Rome: Cultures in Context in the First Century CE
• 08/29/2018
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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…
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Site-Seeing: Face to Face with Ancient Greek Warriors
• 06/19/2018
An easy drive from Athens, Greece, the Archaeological Museum in Nauplion is a must-visit. The centerpiece of the museum’s collection is the Dendra Panoply, a complete bronze suit of body Read more…
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First Person: The American Bible Society’s Electronic Inquisition
• 06/11/2018
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers decided to expand the list of domain extensions. According to BAR Editor Robert Cargill, the one that has created the most problems Read more…
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Were There Arameans at Abel Beth Maacah?
• 06/06/2018
Because of its border location and the Biblical references that associate Arameans with Maacah, Robert Mullins and Nava Panitz-Cohen are digging for Arameans at the site of Abel Beth Maacah Read more…
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BAS Fellowships for 2018
• 06/01/2018
The Biblical Archaeology Society is now accepting applications for the 2018 Joseph Aviram, Yigael Yadin, and Hershel Shanks fellowships that allow scholars to attend the annual meetings of the American Read more…
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Where Noah Landed?
• 05/27/2018
Still another group is looking for Mt. Ararat, where the Bible says Noah landed after the flood. This group is looking to confirm the tradition that nearby Mt. Cudi (Judi Read more…
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Virtual Reality in Archaeology
• 05/09/2018
Virtual Reality technology has been helping tourists understand ancient sites by allowing them to view a simulated 3D environment through a headset. Read more…
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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…
