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By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Digging just south of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, Eilat Mazar uncovered a monumental building from the tenth century B.C.—the right time and the right place for David’s royal residence.

By: Hershel Shanks

Archaeologist Hillel Geva says that population estimates for ancient Jerusalem are too high. His new estimates begin with people living on no more than a dozen acres.

By: Reviewed by Hillel Geva

Hillel Geva reviews "The Architecture of Herod: the Great Builder" by Ehud Netzer

By: Reviewed by R. Steven Notley

R. Steven Notley reviews Jerusalem: The Temple Mount by Leen Ritmeyer and Kathleen Ritmeyer.

By: Robin Ngo

Did Jews have a faith crisis after the Second Temple destruction and the horrors that followed? In his Biblical Views column in the November/December 2015 issue of BAR, Jonathan Klawans explores apostasy in Judaism—the abandonment of faith.

By: Suzanne F. Singer

Herod the Great—The King’s Final Journey reveals the Herodian world and the end of the illustrious king’s life, as brought to light by the late archaeologist Ehud Netzer.

By: Reviewed by Philip J. King

Philip J. King reviews The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Supplementary Volume 5, Edited by Ephraim Stern.

By: Reviewed by Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks reviews "Jewish Quarter Excavations" by Hillel Geva.

By: Reviewed by Aren M. Maeir

Aren M. Maeir reviews "Ashkelon I: Introduction and Overview" by Lawrence Stager, J. David Schloen and Daniel M. Master.

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

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