Cultural Heritage
Nov 26
Church of St. Stephen’s Mosaic Masterpiece
By: BAS Staff
Visitors to Southern Israel can now admire one of the most elaborate Byzantine mosaics ever discovered in the country. Soon after it was unearthed in […]
Aug 23
The Arch of Titus’s Menorah Panel in Color
By: Megan Sauter
Using technology, a team has digitally restored a panel from the Arch of Titus—which famously depicts captured treasures from Jerusalem’s Temple being paraded through Rome—to its original color.
Aug 13
Is the World’s Oldest House Church in Dura-Europos?
Once an impressive stronghold of the Roman Empire, the city of Dura-Europos, located along the banks of the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, is a […]
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 […]
Jan 31
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
By: John Drummond
Today, when we hear about the Seven Wonders of the World, our thoughts are immediately filled with visions of the likes of the Great Wall […]
Sep 29
Phoenicians Sailing to the New World
By: Jonathan Laden
It has already been established that Columbus was not the first European to lead an expedition sailing to the “New World,” across the vast Atlantic […]
Jun 28
Sheba on the Front Lines
By: Glenn J. Corbett
Marib, the capital of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Saba and home to the legendary Queen of Sheba, now finds itself on the front […]
May 24
Labib Sorial—A Forgotten Figure in Biblical Archaeology
By: Jeffrey R. Zorn
When one thinks of the seminal figures in the archaeology of Mandate-era Palestine (c. 1918–1948), William F. Albright, Clarence S. Fisher, P.L.O. Guy, and […]
Apr 17
Submerged Nabatean Temple Found
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
A team of marine archaeologists working off the coast of Italy has identified a submerged Nabatean temple dating to the early first century CE, according […]
Apr 14
Vatican Returns Parthenon Marbles
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The Parthenon Marbles are at the center of one of the most intriguing archaeological and legal debates of the past century. While Greece and England […]
