Jun 14
By: Robin Ngo
For the first time, researchers have conducted DNA sequencing on ancient Canaanite skeletons and have determined where the Canaanites’ descendants can be found today.
May 10
By: Robin Ngo
A study published in PLOS ONE suggests that gladiators really did eat mostly plants and may have drunk an ash tonic as described by ancient authors.
Mar 12
By: Robin Ngo
For the first time, the royal seal of King Hezekiah in the Bible has been found in an archaeological excavation.
Mar 11
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
In early 2022, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) seized a hoard of stolen artifacts including carved ivories from the biblical period, 1,500-year-old magic bowls, and […]
Mar 10
By: Robin Ngo
Archaeologists working in Thebes discovered a burial for victims of the 3rd-century C.E. Cyprian Plague.
Feb 27
By: Noah Wiener
Crete’s Minoan civilization has long been considered Europe’s first great Bronze Age society. But who were the Minoans? A recent DNA study suggests that the Minoan civilization comprised of local Europeans rather than outsiders.
Feb 25
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
While patrolling the beach in Ashdod, Israel, two police officers stumbled upon an incredible find, a marble pillar that probably once stood in a nearby […]
Feb 24
By: Noah Wiener
A recently translated Old Babylonian flood tablet describes how to build a circular ark.
Jan 11
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
From the comfort of your home, you can virtually explore archaeological objects that shed light on Biblical history with the click of a button.
Jan 8
By: Samuel Pfister
3-D technology brings Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre to life in the National Geographic Museum exhibit Tomb of Christ: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Experience.
