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The Via Pretoria of Legio. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA

Feb 17 Blog

More of Megiddo’s Roman Legionary Camp Revealed

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

During excavations at the site of Legio, at the foot of Tel Megiddo in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered the main road […]

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Oct 22 Blog

The Masada Siege

By: Robin Ngo

What do we know about the Roman siege of Masada? We must consider both the account given by Josephus and the surviving archaeological evidence in order to reconstruct what happened.

Aug 7 Blog

Roman Training Ground Found at Megiddo

By: BAS Staff

Archaeologists excavating the site of Legio—the legionary camp of Rome’s Sixth Legion located at the foot of Tel Megiddo in northern Israel—have unearthed the remains […]

Nov 14 Blog

Early Bronze Age: Megiddo’s Great Temple and the Birth of Urban Culture in the Levant

By: Noah Wiener

Megiddo’s Great Temple is a structure that, according to its excavators, “has proven to be the most monumental single edifice so far uncovered in the EB I Levant and ranks among the largest structures of its time in the Near East.”

Legio volunteers excavate the sacellum

Dec 21 Blog

Uncovering a Roman Army Base at Legio 

By: Megan Sauter

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones famously says, “X never, ever marks the spot.” While that is true with most archaeological excavations, […]

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Aug 13 Blog

King Herod’s Ritual Bath at Machaerus

By: Robin Ngo

Several mikva’ot (Jewish ritual baths) have been uncovered at Machaerus, the palace-fortress on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea where Salome danced and John the Baptist was beheaded. Archaeologist Győző Vörös takes readers on a journey through past and current archaeological excavations that have resulted in the discovery of these ritual baths.

Mar 21 Blog

St. Nicholas Ring Unearthed in Jezreel Valley Garden

By: Amanda Laughead

A landscaper working in the Jezreel Valley discovered a 700-year-old ring bearing the image of St. Nicholas.

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Mar 3 Blog

To Jerusalem: Pilgrimage Road Identified?

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists Yotam Tepper and Yigal Tepper describe what they believe to be a stone road about 10 miles northwest of Jerusalem on which ancient Jews would make their Jerusalem pilgrimage.

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Mar 16 Blog

Rare Roman Gold Coin Minted by Trajan Found

By: Robin Ngo

A 1,900-year-old Roman gold coin minted by Emperor Trajan was recently found by a hiker in Galilee.

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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.

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