Feb 13 Blog
By: Lauren K. McCormick
A recent study of the Ishtar temple at Assur has identified an unusual feature beneath the temple’s earliest floor: a thick layer of prepared sand. […]
Jan 26 Blog
In biblical memory, Nebuchadnezzar II (604–562 BCE) looms large as an agent of catastrophe. He appears across multiple biblical books—2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, […]
Jan 19 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
While some archaeological sites are well-known from ancient sources, others remain a mystery, despite the scale of their remains. This is the case with Kurd […]
Dec 5 Blog
Undoubtedly, writing is one of humanity’s most significant inventions, emerging in the ancient Near East, in both Mesopotamia and Egypt, nearly simultaneously. In Mesopotamia, the […]
Nov 14 Blog
The Ain Samiya goblet has been an enigma since it was first discovered in 1970, near the West Bank city of Nablus. Now, a study […]
Nov 10 Blog
Archaeologists working in Kuwait made a remarkable discovery when they uncovered the remains of a Bronze Age temple on Failaka Island. Only a year earlier, […]
Oct 11 Blog
The assassination of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, is presented in the Bible as God’s divine justice against an evil king. Outside of the Bible, however, […]
Aug 20 Blog
What is a biblical family tree if not a family tree? Genesis 10 famously presents the so-called “Table of Nations,” a long list of the […]
Aug 8 Blog
Compared to surrounding regions, ancient Judah has revealed relatively few human figurines. That does not mean, however, that such figurines were unknown to the land. […]
Jul 25 Blog
What do a Mesopotamian cylinder seal, a Greek vase, and the Book of Revelation have in common? Seven-headed serpents. The only issue is that scholars […]
For more than 40 years, the Biblical Archaeology Society has partnered with world-renowned hosts and guides to provide you exceptional educational offerings in the archaeology of the Biblical lands and in Biblical studies.
