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Oct 27 Blog

Is the Earliest Image of the Virgin Mary in the Dura-Europos Church?

In the oldest known Christian church, located at the site of Dura-Europos in eastern Syria, a wall painting depicts a woman leaning over a well. […]

Dec 14 Blog

Digs 2016: Passport to the Biblical World

By: Robin Ngo

Each summer, volunteers from around the world come to Israel and Jordan to participate in archaeological digs. Grab your passport and join BAR as we visit four digs that will open a portal to the storied world of the Bible and our ancient past.

Jan 12 Blog

Archaeologist Vassilios Tzaferis Passes Away

By: Robin Ngo

Greek archaeologist and Biblical Archaeology Review author Vassilios Tzaferis recently passed away at the age of 78.

May 1 Blog

Legio

By: Matthew J. Adams, Jonathan David and Yotam Tepper

During the 2013 excavation season, the Jezreel Valley Regional Project teamed up with Israeli archaeologist Yotam Tepper to expose a Roman camp just south of Tel Megiddo known as Legio. In this web-exclusive report, directors Matthew J. Adams, Jonathan David and Yotam Tepper describe the first archaeological investigation of a second-century C.E. Roman camp in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Jul 9 Blog

Finding the Ironsides

By: Robin Ngo

For the first time, the camp of the Sixth Roman Legion may have been located. Analyzing an enhanced high-resolution satellite photo, archaeologist Yotam Tepper of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in collaboration with the Jezreel Valley Regional Project, identified what he believes to be the camp’s square-shaped boundary. The team conducted ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic testing and subsequently carried out excavations at the site.

Apr 23 Blog

Prison Makes Way for the Holy Land’s Oldest Church

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Despite the great deal of fanfare surrounding its discovery, the third century C.E. Christian prayer hall discovered at Megiddo looks like anything but an archaeological […]

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