Archaeology Today
Jun 12
High Places, Altars and the Bamah
By: Ellen White
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 were worship sites that usually contained an altar.
May 28
Cush in the Crosshairs
By: Glenn J. Corbett
Often overshadowed by the grandeur of ancient Egypt, the land of Cush in modern-day northern Sudan was no less impressive in its cultural achievements. From […]
May 27
The New Face of the Albright
By: BAS Staff
For more than a century, the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research has been the leading American research center in Jerusalem. Some of biblical archaeology’s […]
May 21
What Is Zooarchaeology?
By: Deirdre N. Fulton and Lidar Sapir-Hen
What is zooarchaeology? Anyone who works in the field of zooarchaeology has been asked this question on numerous occasions. One of the more memorable queries […]
May 19
Debating the Future of Biblical Archaeology
By: Glenn J. Corbett
This past January, prominent archaeologists and biblical scholars from around the world gathered for a weekend of lectures and discussion at the Lanier Theological Library […]
May 16
Searching for Solomon
By: John Drummond
The figure of King Solomon has captivated countless generations of Bible readers. The wise king had already reached legendary status in antiquity, and by the […]
May 15
Understanding the Good Samaritan Parable
By: BAS Staff
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 have been for Jesus’ audience.
May 13
Where Noah Landed
By: BAS Staff
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 Dagh) is really Mt. Ararat, as recorded in the Quran, Sura 11.44.
May 7
In with the Old, Out with the New
By: Clinton J. Moyer
Since the inception of modern biblical archaeology in the early 20th century, it has been understood almost universally as the archaeology of the world of […]
May 5
Archaeology from Above
By: Robert Bewley and Firas Bqa’in
Since its launch in 1997, the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan (AAJ) project has aimed to use aerial reconnaissance and photography to discover previously unrecorded sites […]
