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Oct 20 Blog

What Does the Aegean World Have to Do with the Biblical World?

What does the ancient Aegean world in the west have to do with the Biblical world in the east? Quite a lot, according to Aegean archaeology specialist Louise Hitchcock.

Jun 19 Blog

Site-Seeing: Face to Face with Ancient Greek Warriors

By: Beth Ann Judas

The Archaeological Museum in Nauplion, Greece, is a must-visit. The centerpiece of the museum’s collection is the Dendra Panoply, a complete bronze suit of body armor.

Jun 5 Blog

Minoan Frescoes at Tel Kabri

By: Noah Wiener

Over 100 years of excavations on Crete have exposed elegant Minoan frescoes that once adorned the walls of the island’s Bronze Age palaces. This distinctively colorful Aegean art style flourished in the Middle Bronze Age (1750-1550 B.C.).

Nov 30 Blog

Bronze Age Figurine Resembles Rodin’s The Thinker

By: Robin Ngo

A 3,800-year-old vessel unearthed during excavations in the Israeli town of Yehud bears a figurine that resembles French artist Rodin’s famed sculpture The Thinker.

Aug 7 Blog

Excavating the Ancient Near East’s Oldest Wine Cellar: The Results of the 2015 Season at Tel Kabri

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Excavation participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift provides a report on the results of the 2015 field season at Tel Kabri.

Aug 3 Blog

Closing Down Kabri: The Last Week of the 2015 Season at Tel Kabri

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Kabri participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift describes the final week of the 2015 excavation season at Tel Kabri.

Nov 22 Blog

One of Civilization’s Oldest Wine Cellars?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

At the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) conference on Friday, November 22, Tel Kabri archaeologists announced the discovery of 40 large wine jars uncovered […]

Sep 12 Blog

Tel Kabri: The 2013 Excavations

By: Noah Wiener

The 2013 excavations at Middle Bronze Age Tel Kabri uncovered an extensive magazine containing nearly 40 restorable large Canaanite storage jars.

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