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Cuneiform tablets from the site of Nuzi in northern Iraq. Zunkir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jun 17 Blog

The Nuzi Tablets

By: Philippe Bohström

Northern Iraq is a landscape steeped in both historical and economic significance. During the early 20th century, international oil consortiums dispatched businessmen, geologists, and engineers […]

Jun 22 Blog

Lawrence of Arabia as Archaeologist

By: Stephen E. Tabachnick

While the real T.E. Lawrence was not exactly like the character in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, he was, nevertheless, one of the most colorful figures to emerge from World War I.

Apr 4 Blog

Three Stones Make a Wall: An Interview with Author Eric H. Cline

By: Robin Ngo

In this exclusive interview, archaeologist Eric H. Cline sits down with Bible History Daily to discuss his new book, Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology (Princeton Univ. Press, 2017).

Feb 9 Blog

Biblical Archaeology: Whither and Whence

By: Hershel Shanks

Giants in Biblical archaeology, Eric and Carol Meyers sit down with BAR’s editor to discuss the past 40 years of the field. Read the full interview as it appears in the 40th anniversary issue of BAR.

Jul 5 Blog

Frank Lloyd Wright: Baghdad Through the Eyes of a Visionary

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

While Wright’s vision for Baghdad was never realized, his drawings now represent part of the history of Iraq – or at least the history of “what could have been.”

Mar 21 Blog

Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Gertrude Bell: archaeologist, feminist, stateswoman and Iraq’s first director of antiquities. Georgina Howell’s Gertrude Bell biography, reviewed here by Julia M. Asher-Greve, documents the life of this fascinating woman.

Jul 22 Blog

Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Archaeologist, feminist, stateswoman and Iraq’s first director of antiquities, Gertrude Bell frequently traveled where no Western woman had gone before. Georgina Howell’s Gertrude Bell biography, reviewed here by Julia M. Asher-Greve, documents the life of this fascinating woman.

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