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Aug 28 Blog

Oldest Metal Object from the Southern Levant Discovered

A 7,000-year-old copper awl—the oldest metal object found thus far in the southern Levant—was discovered during excavations at Tel Tsaf in Israel’s Jordan Valley.

Oct 20 Blog

Mysteries of the Chalcolithic Age

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Consisting of four concentric stone walls surrounding a large heap of stones, the megalithic complex of Rogem Hiri in the Golan has long puzzled archaeologists. Some have speculated that the complex originally functioned as an ancient astronomical observatory, while others have suggested it served as a sanctuary or funerary site for the populations of the Golan during the Chalcolithic Age (4500–3500 B.C.E.).

Mar 12 Blog

Additional Comments by Cohen-Matlofsky

By: Dr. Claude Cohen-Matlofsky

Back to “Jesus Tomb” Controversy Erupts—Again More on the “Mary Magdalene” Inscription Let me be more precise regarding the chronology of the spelling of Mary […]

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