The 2017 excavation season at Huqoq unearthed more stunning mosaics depicting Greco-Roman and Biblical scenes, including the story of Jonah and the whale and the construction of the Tower of Read more…
Biblical Archaeology Sites
Biblical archaeology sites are historical and/or archaeological sites related to the Bible found throughout the lands of the Bible.
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Huqoq 2017: Mosaics of Jonah and the Whale, the Tower of Babel and More
• 08/02/2017
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King Herod’s Ritual Bath at Machaerus
• 06/25/2017
Several mikva’ot (Jewish ritual baths) have been uncovered at Machaerus, the palace-fortress on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea where Salome danced and John the Baptist was beheaded. Archaeologist Read more…
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Missed Masada Visit
• 05/31/2017
U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to land his helicopter at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Masada but was denied permission to do so. Read more…
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Excavating Ancient Pella, Jordan
• 05/25/2017
According to fourth-century church historian Eusebius, on the eve of Jerusalem’s destruction by the Romans in 70 A.D., Jesus’ followers miraculously escaped the city and fled to Pella of the Read more…
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Hazor Excavations’ Amnon Ben-Tor Reveals Who Conquered Biblical Canaanites
• 05/21/2017
The Book of Joshua describes how the Israelites vanquished the Biblical Canaanites at Hazor. But is that what really happened? Read more…
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Beth Shean in the Bible and Archaeology
• 05/19/2017
Beth Shean plays an important role in the Bible following the death of King Saul and as a major Israelite administrative center. Excavations over the past century have revealed what Read more…
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New Discoveries Unveiled at Caesarea Maritima
• 05/04/2017
Each year, visitors come to the coastal site of Caesarea Maritima in Caesarea National Park to marvel at the ancient ruins still preserved there. It was announced recently that Caesarea Read more…
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Discoveries in Mary Magdalene’s Hometown
• 05/03/2017
Following the discovery of a synagogue at Magdala on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, four ritual purification baths dating to Jesus’ time have been uncovered. These attest to Read more…
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Machaerus: Beyond the Beheading of John the Baptist
• 05/02/2017
According to the Synoptic Gospels, Herod Antipas had John the Baptist imprisoned and killed at the request of the beautiful Salome. The historian Josephus locates the event at the eastern Read more…
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Canaanite Fortress Discovered in the City of David
• 04/18/2017
Excavations around the Gihon Spring in the City of David uncovered a massive 3,800-year-old fortress. Read more…
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The Masada Siege
• 04/17/2017
What do we know about the Roman siege of Masada? We must consider both the account given by Josephus and the surviving archaeological evidence in order to reconstruct what happened. Read more…
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The Edomite Stronghold of Sela
• 04/08/2017
In one of the Old Testament’s colder and more brutal episodes, King Amaziah of Judah (c. 801–783 B.C.E.), after having slain nearly 10,000 Edomites in battle near the southern end Read more…
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Baptismal Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
• 04/02/2017
In 2015, UNESCO added the archaeological complex at Al-Maghtas, Jordan—called the Biblical “Bethany beyond the Jordan”—to its World Heritage List. Another tradition places the baptismal site on the west bank Read more…
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Has the Childhood Home of Jesus Been Found?
• 03/17/2017
The childhood home of Jesus may have been found underneath the Sisters of Nazareth Convent in Nazareth, Israel, according to archaeologist Ken Dark. Read more…
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Is the Earliest Image of the Virgin Mary in the Dura-Europos Church?
• 03/16/2017
A third-century portrait of a woman drawing water from a well was uncovered in the Dura-Europos church in Syria. While this was originally interpreted as the Biblical scene of the Read more…
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Wilderness Wanderings: Where is Kadesh?
• 03/08/2017
In “Kadesh-Barnea—In the Bible and on the Ground” in the September/October 2015 issue of BAR, David Ussishkin, Lily Singer-Avitz and Hershel Shanks explore the archaeological evidence uncovered at Tell el-Qudeirat—believed Read more…
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The Church of Laodicea in the Bible and Archaeology
• 03/06/2017
Laodicea was a wealthy city in western Turkey that flourished for centuries. Why does the author of the Book of Revelation call the church of Laodicea “lukewarm”—neither hot nor cold? Read more…
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The House of Peter: The Home of Jesus in Capernaum?
• 03/03/2017
Italian excavators working in Capernaum may have uncovered the remnants of the humble house of Peter that Jesus called home while in Capernaum. Read more…
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Herodium: The Tomb of King Herod Revisited
• 03/02/2017
Although Josephus states that Herod was buried at Herodium, he does not specify where. Was Herod buried in the mausoleum on the slope or in the fortress at the summit? Read more…
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Did Jesus’ Last Supper Take Place Above the Tomb of David?
• 02/09/2017
Jesus’ Last Supper and the Tomb of David are traditionally associated with a building called the Cenacle in Jerusalem. Can archaeology shed light on these traditions? Read more…
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Site-Seeing: Archaeological Remains in Holy Sepulchre’s Shadow
• 01/30/2017
The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem is a place you may have missed on your first (or even your second) visit to Jerusalem, but it’s well worth your Read more…
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Myra, Turkey: St. Nicholas’s Christian Capital
• 01/26/2017
The fourth-century bishop of Myra, later canonized as St. Nicholas (and commonly remembered as Santa Claus), shaped the development of the Christian city before being buried at Myra. Read more…
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Where Is the Original Siloam Pool from the Bible?
• 01/23/2017
Where is the original Siloam Pool, the water pool that fed Jerusalem in the First Temple period? While the Roman-period Siloam Pool—where Jesus cured the blind man—was recently discovered, the Read more…
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Who Were the Essenes?
• 01/20/2017
A recent study has sought to determine by sophisticated methods whether Khirbet Qumran was home to a community of sectarian Jews, the Essenes. Read more…
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Ancient Roman Theater and Bathhouse Found at Hippos-Sussita
• 01/19/2017
At the mountaintop site of Hippos-Sussita overlooking the Sea of Galilee in Israel, an excavation team has uncovered the ancient city’s theater and public bathhouse. Read more…
