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A helmeted god stands guard over one of the principal entrances to ancient Hattusa. From the 17th to the early 12th century B.C., Hattusa served as the capital of the Hittite empire. Credit: Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis

Aug 10 Blog

The Last Days of Hattusa

By: Trevor Bryce

In the latter part of the second millennium B.C., the Hittite empire was a Near Eastern superpower. Then, suddenly, the empire collapsed and Hattusa was invaded and destroyed.

Aug 8 Blog

When Egyptian Pharaohs Ruled Bronze Age Jerusalem

By: Noah Wiener

What were Egyptian pharaohs doing in Bronze Age Jerusalem? Peter van der Veen investigates an Egyptian presence before the time of David.

kabri-jar-excavation

Dec 13 Blog

2016 BAS Scholarship Winners

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Straight from the field to you, hear from the individuals who were awarded BAS dig scholarships in 2016.

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Mar 23 Blog

Has Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb Been Located?

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Where is Queen Nefertiti’s tomb? Radar scans performed in King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber suggest that additional chambers lie behind the north and west walls.

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Nov 4 Blog

Where is Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb?

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

An intriguing new hypothesis is the talk of archaeologists and historians in Egypt and around the world: Does King Tut’s tomb contain Queen Nefertiti’s crypt?

The Importance of Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: The Moabite Stone

Oct 24 Blog

Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: The Moabite Stone

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

A product of archaeological looting, the Mesha Stele, or Moabite Stone, provides another example of the value of unprovenanced Biblical artifacts, that is, Bible artifacts found outside of a professional excavation.

Sep 4 Blog

Canaanite Cult Stone in a Jewish Farmhouse

By: Noah Wiener

Archaeologists recently uncovered a Canaanite ritual stone from the second story of a Second Temple period Jewish farmhouse in northern Israel.

Mar 20 Blog

What to Do with Unprovenanced Artifacts—Publish or Perish?

By: Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks’s First Person in the March/April 2013 issue of BAR

The Importance of Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: The Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery

Jul 20 Blog

Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: The Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Dead Sea Scrolls discovery is so widely celebrated by the scholarly community and the scrolls have played such an important part in Biblical scholarship as the oldest biblical manuscripts that it is sometimes easy to forget that most of them are in fact Bible artifacts found during archaeological looting by Bedouin.

The Importance of Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: House Shrines

Jul 15 Blog

Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: House Shrines

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

House shrines like this one are Biblical artifacts that enrich our understanding of ancient Israelite religion and iconography.

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