Aug 16
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 […]
Jan 31
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 […]
Oct 26
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.
Jun 28
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
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
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
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 […]
Oct 10
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Step into the great Aleppo Synagogue, one of the most important synagogues in the world and home to the oldest Hebrew Bible in existence, the […]
Oct 9
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 […]
Sep 16
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
According to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), an incredibly rare papyrus with Paleo-Hebrew text dating to the time of the First Temple has been recovered […]