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the head of of a two new sphinxes in Egypt

Mar 7 Blog

Archaeologists Discover Two Lost Sphinxes in Egypt

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Although the Great Sphinx of Giza is the best known, it is only one of many sphinxes in Egypt. In early 2022 the Egyptian Ministry […]

Jul 28 Blog

Elite Canaanite Burial Discovered in the Jezreel Valley

By: Robin Ngo

IAA archaeologists have discovered a 3,300-year-old anthropoid coffin with Egyptianizing features belonging to a wealthy Canaanite near Tel Shadud in the Jezreel Valley.

Jan 22 Blog

Crafty Israelites: Iron Age Crafts at Tel Hazor

By: Robin Ngo

The Iron Age Israelites weren’t known for their artistic tradition—so much so that, according to the Bible, King Solomon had to outsource to the Phoenicians wood-cutting in the construction of the Jerusalem Temple and bronze-working for his other buildings (1 Kings 5:6–9; 1 Kings 7:13–14). But the discovery of an Iron Age basalt workshop at Tel Hazor in northern Israel revealed that the Israelites actually cultivated a basalt-carving craft.

May 21 Blog

Hazor Excavations’ Amnon Ben-Tor Reveals Who Conquered Biblical Canaanites

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Book of Joshua describes how the Israelites vanquished the Biblical Canaanites at Hazor. But is that what really happened?

Mar 23 Blog

Where Are the Royal Archives at Tel Hazor?

By: Marek Dospěl

Biblical Hazor was the largest and most important royal city in the Southern Levant in the second millennium B.C.E. Where are the cuneiform archives at Hazor?

Feb 15 Blog

Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

William G. Dever reviews Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City by Amnon Ben-Tor.

Nov 14 Blog

Two D.C.-Area Archaeology Events

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Washington, D.C.-area Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia and Biblical Archaeology Forum will host the lectures “Egypt and Canaan—A Political and Cultural Encounter” by Daphna Ben-Tor (November 20) and “What Do Ancient Documents Tell Us About the People Who Lived At Hazor?” by Amnon Ben-Tor (November 21).

Dec 1 Blog

Hazor Excavations Co-Director Sharon Zuckerman Passes Away

By: Robin Ngo

On November 28, 2014, Dr. Sharon Zuckerman passed away. Zuckerman was co-director of the Tel Hazor excavations and senior lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Jan 6 Blog

Top 10 Archaeological Finds in 2013

By: Noah Wiener

The New Year is a time to reflect, and we’ve put together a list of the top ten Biblical archaeology finds from 2013.

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