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A young boy wades through Hezekiah’s Tunnel. Photo: Hershel Shanks

Aug 16 Blog

Hezekiah’s Tunnel Reexamined

For more than a hundred years, an extraordinary water tunnel in Jerusalem has been attributed to King Hezekiah, who dug it to protect the city’s water supply during the Assyrian siege of 701 B.C.E. Hence its name, Hezekiah’s Tunnel. However, recent scholarly publications now argue that the tunnel was not built by Hezekiah but by his predecessor or his successors.

Jun 18 Blog

New App Provides On-Site Virtual Tour of Ruins

By: Robin Ngo

What typically remain at archaeological sites are the ruins of once-magnificent cities. Visitors must rely on site plans and tour guides to imagine what stood before them long ago—temples, fortifications and other monuments of the cities of past civilizations. Now, with a new mobile app, visitors will be able to hold their smartphones up to a specific part of a site and see a 3D reconstruction of what was once there.

Feb 9 Blog

Cuneiform in Canaan

By: Reviewed by Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks reviews Cuneiform in Canaan: Cuneiform Sources from the Land of Israel in Ancient Times by Wayne Horowitz and Takayoshi Oshima.

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