Mar 10 Blog
By: David Moster
10 The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem houses one of the world’s most important collections of Biblical artifacts.
Jan 1 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
During the Iron Age, when Israel and Judah ruled Canaan, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom ruled east of the Jordan River. Recent archaeological discoveries vastly increase our understanding of these kingdoms and their religion.
Aug 10 Blog
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 26 Blog
By: John Drummond
As the descendants of Jacob’s twin brother Esau, the people of Edom have been traditionally connected to their cousins in Israel. According to the account […]
Aug 8 Blog
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.
Dec 12 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Luxury arts of ancient Rome are the focus of a unique exhibition hosted by New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
Jun 20 Blog
Daniel Master and Lawrence Stager examine what was traded and by whom in Philistine Ashkelon.
Dec 13 Blog
Straight from the field to you, hear from the individuals who were awarded BAS dig scholarships in 2016.
Mar 23 Blog
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.
Dec 10 Blog
A Hellenistic-period bronze incense shovel whose handle is shaped like the head and neck of a duck was discovered during excavations just west of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
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