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Al-Khazneh (“the Treasury”), one of Petra’s iconic monuments. Photo: Markv’s image is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Feb 10 Blog

Solving the Enigma of Petra and the Nabataeans

Who were the Nabataeans, the industrious Arab people who built the city of Petra and its towering rock-cut monuments over 2,000 years ago?

Oct 30 Blog

What Were the Crusades and How Did They Impact Jerusalem?

By: BAS Staff

Some of the most famous churches in Jerusalem were built during the Christian Crusades by Crusaders wishing to memorialize sites they believed to have great Christian significance.

Sep 1 Blog

He Who Freed the Dead Sea Scrolls

By: BAS Staff

In 1991, Martin Abegg, Jr., contemplated doing something unprecedented that had the potential to derail his academic career: publishing reconstructions of the Dead Sea Scrolls without the permission of the sluggish and secretive publication team.

Jul 2 Blog

In Memoriam: Ada Yardeni (1937–2018)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

World-renowned epigrapher Ada Yardeni died on June 29, 2018. A member of the Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yardeni had authored numerous publications.

Apr 10 Blog

Biblical Minimalism and Maximalism in Scholarship

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Bill Dever discusses BAR’s facilitation of the Biblical minimalism-maximalism debate, which centers on whether the establishment of ancient Israel took place in the tenth or the ninth century B.C.E.

Mar 12 Blog

First Person: Festschrift: A Celebration of Hershel Shanks

By: Robert Cargill

Editor Robert R. Cargill describes the special festschrift double issue of BAR dedicated to the career of Hershel Shanks, BAR’s founder and longtime Editor.

Mar 5 Blog

Raising the BAR

By: Susan Laden

From humble beginnings, Biblical Archaeology Review has become the world’s most widely read Biblical archaeology magazine. See how it all began—with Hershel Shanks at the helm—and some highlights from the past 43 years.

Feb 23 Blog

The Shroud of Turin: Relic or Forgery?

By: Robin Ngo

Is the Shroud of Turin real or fake? A new study claims that an ancient earthquake can explain why radiocarbon dating tests conducted on the shroud may not have been accurate.

Jun 25 Blog

Medieval Latrine Preserves Crusaders’ Intestinal Parasites

By: Robin Ngo

The 12th-century Crusaders left some historically valuable remains at a medieval castle in Paphos, Cyprus—specifically, in the castle’s toilets. Researchers from the University of Cambridge found human feces preserved in one of the latrines of a castle called Saranda Kolones, built by King Richard I of England in the western corner of the island during the Third Crusade in 1191 C.E. Saranda Kolones was in use for 30 years until it was destroyed by an earthquake, by which point Cyprus had been sold to Guy de Lusignan, the king of Jerusalem. The castle was never rebuilt and thus preserved the remnants found inside one of the ancient toilets.

Oct 31 Blog

Exposing Petra’s North Ridge

By: Noah Wiener

This summer, NC State and East Carolina University began a new excavation on Petra’s North Ridge, exposing evidence from shaft tombs, domestic structures and new evidence of the city wall. Much of Petra’s early archaeology focused on the monumental remains, and this new project aims to balance our image of Petra by investigating the lives of Petra’s non-elite citizens.

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