Apr 17 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
What do you and a 3,600-year-old Canaanite have in common? You both have used vanilla. The discovery of vanilla-laced wine in Iron Age Jerusalem caused […]
Mar 6 Blog
Although remembered in the Bible as one of Judah’s most pious rulers, King Josiah met a rather untimely death, slain at Megiddo by Pharaoh Necho […]
Jan 7 Blog
By: Marek Dospěl
From the Bronze Age to the Ottoman period and beyond, the Jezreel Valley has served as a meeting point for armies, merchants, and pilgrims. Its […]
Dec 26 Blog
What can a burial tell us about Assyrian administrative control over ancient Israel? Maybe a lot more than we think. Publishing in the journal Tel […]
Nov 21 Blog
Conducting salvage excavations at the ancient site of Megiddo—famously known as Armageddon in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation—archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) […]
Oct 31 Blog
Through March 15, 2026 Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum Chicago, IL isac.uchicago.edu Since the shovel hit earth, excavations at the site […]
Oct 3 Blog
Early eighth-century BCE Megiddo is famous for two massive stable complexes, thought by early excavators to be the stables of Solomon. Covering a large portion […]
Jul 11 Blog
A natural route connecting the Coastal Plain to the Jordan Valley and beyond, the Jezreel Valley is the site of numerous biblical events, including the […]
Feb 17 Blog
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 […]
Jun 9 Blog
Editor’s Note: This blog article contains images of human skeletal remains. Burial customs often bind a culture together, showing how people perceive death and the […]
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