The Israel Antiquities Authority recently announced that its Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit recovered a rare 9,000-year-old stone mask. Read more…
News
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IAA Announces Recovery of 9,000-Year-Old Neolithic Stone Mask
• 12/11/2018
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MOOC—Biblical Archaeology: The Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Judah
• 12/04/2018
Aren Maeir is offering a MOOC titled “Biblical Archaeology: The Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Judah” online on the EdX platform. Read more…
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Saqqara Tombs Reveal More Animal Mummies
• 11/13/2018
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities recently announced that rare mummified scarab beetles as well as dozens of mummified cats were uncovered in Saqqara. Read more…
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After the Pittsburgh Tragedy
• 11/09/2018
Religion professor and BAR author Jonathan Klawans provides reflections after the tragedy that befell the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Read more…
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Where Is Biblical Bethsaida?
• 10/20/2018
The ancient village of Bethsaida frequently mentioned in the Gospels is believed to be located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, but where precisely the abandoned city Read more…
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2,000-Year-Old Jerusalem Inscription Bears City’s Name
• 10/09/2018
Archaeologists have unearthed a Second Temple period stone inscription that spells the name Jerusalem as Yerushalayim (as it’s spelled in Hebrew today). Read more…
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Baptismal Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
• 09/29/2018
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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What Happened to the Canaanites?
• 08/28/2018
For the first time, researchers have conducted DNA sequencing on ancient Canaanite skeletons and have determined where the Canaanites’ descendants can be found today. Read more…
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August 2017: An Eclipse of Biblical Proportions
• 08/21/2018
An eclipse of Biblical proportions was visible across the United States on August 21, 2017. Read more…
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Çatalhöyük Mural: The Earliest Representation of a Volcanic Eruption?
• 08/08/2018
In the early 1960s, archaeologist James Mellaart uncovered a mural at Çatalhöyük, the world’s largest and best-preserved Neolithic site, which he interpreted to represent a volcanic eruption. A recent Read more…
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Virtually Explore Holy Land Artifacts
• 08/06/2018
From the comfort of your home, you can virtually explore archaeological objects that shed light on Biblical history with the click of a button. Read more…
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Canaanite Fortress Discovered in the City of David
• 08/02/2018
Excavations around the Gihon Spring in the City of David uncovered a massive 3,800-year-old fortress. Read more…
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Ancient Bread: 14,400-Year-Old Flatbreads Unearthed in Jordan
• 07/25/2018
In northeast Jordan, archaeologists discovered ancient “bread-like” remains that pre-date the emergence of agriculture by at least 4,000 years. Read more…
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Hidden Christian Cross at Hippos-Sussita
• 07/24/2018
A brass weight that had concealed a Christian cross was discovered in a Byzantine church at Hippos-Sussita in Israel. Read more…
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Fragment of Homer’s Odyssey Unearthed at Olympia
• 07/16/2018
Archaeologists working at the Greek site of Olympia, home of the ancient Olympic Games, discovered a Roman-period clay tablet containing 13 lines of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Read more…
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Huqoq Mosaic Depicts Israelite Spies from Numbers 13
• 07/12/2018
The 2018 season of excavation at a Late Roman synagogue at Huqoq revealed more fascinating mosaics, including one referencing Numbers 13:23. Read more…
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Tomb of the Biblical Prophet Nahum—Safe for Now
• 07/11/2018
The tomb of the Biblical prophet Nahum in northern Iraq will survive to see another day. Read more…
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Doyenne of Hebrew Paleography
• 07/10/2018
André Lemaire reflects on the legacy of Ada Yardeni, a world-renowned scholar in the field of Hebrew and Aramaic paleography. Read more…
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DC-Area Lecture: A Conversation with Carol and Eric Meyers
• 07/09/2018
Join Carol and Eric Meyers, two preeminent archaeologists and Biblical scholars with over 50 years of experience and leadership in their profession, for a lively discussion at the Museum of Read more…
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An Ancient Jewish Lamp Workshop in the Galilee
• 07/04/2018
Excavations conducted in an ancient Jewish village near Nazareth in Israel uncovered the remains of an oil lamp workshop. Read more…
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The Animals Went in Two by Two, According to Babylonian Ark Tablet
• 06/18/2018
A recently translated Old Babylonian flood tablet describes how to build a circular ark.
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Philistine Cemetery Unearthed at Ashkelon
• 06/17/2018
The first and only Philistine cemetery ever discovered was found outside the walls of ancient Ashkelon. Read more…
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An Iron Age Royal at Abel Beth Maacah?
• 06/15/2018
A ninth-century B.C.E. faience head discovered at Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel may represent an important figure in the Iron Age—a dignitary, elite person, or even a king. Read more…
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On View: Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered
• 06/12/2018
On view through August 19, 2018, the exhibit Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered presents two seal impressions found 3 feet apart in the Ophel excavations led by archaeologist Read more…
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First Person: The American Bible Society’s Electronic Inquisition
• 06/11/2018
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers decided to expand the list of domain extensions. According to BAR Editor Robert Cargill, the one that has created the most problems Read more…
