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Al-Khazneh (“the Treasury”), one of Petra’s iconic monuments. Photo: Markv’s image is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Feb 10 Blog

Solving the Enigma of Petra and the Nabataeans

Who were the Nabataeans, the industrious Arab people who built the city of Petra and its towering rock-cut monuments over 2,000 years ago?

Feb 9 Blog

30 People in the New Testament Confirmed

By: Lawrence Mykytiuk

Archaeology has confirmed 53 people from the Hebrew Bible. What about the New Testament? In BAR, Lawrence Mykytiuk examines the political figures in the New Testament who can be identified in the archaeological record and by extra-Biblical writings.

Jan 23 Blog

Heavy Rains Reveal Limestone Funerary Busts Near Beth Shean, Israel

By: Samuel DeWitt Pfister

Heavy winter rains led to the discovery of a pair of rare specimens in Israel.

Jun 14 Blog

New Petra Monument Spotted Through Satellites

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists Sarah Parcak and Christopher A. Tuttle discovered a previously unknown Petra monument using Google Earth, satellite imagery, ground survey and drones.

Mar 10 Blog

D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our Imaginations

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

On March 16, 2016, Dr. Christopher Tuttle, Executive Director of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, will deliver the lecture “Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our Imaginations” in the Washington, D.C. area.

Mar 28 Blog

Casting New Light on Petra

By: Robin Ngo

The famous rock-cut monuments of Petra in Jordan may have been constructed with the movements of the sun in mind, according to a recent study.

Feb 7 Blog

Leaves from an Epigrapher’s Notebook

By: Reviewed by Christopher A. Rollston

Christopher Rollston reviews Leaves from an Epigrapher’s Notebook: Collected Papers in Hebrew and West Semitic Epigraphy, Harvard Semitic Studies, 51. by Frank Moore Cross.

Aug 24 Blog

Jordan’s Wadi Rum Named World Heritage Site

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Wadi Rum, the majestic, mountainous desert located in the far south of Jordan, was named this summer to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The Wadi Rum […]

May 1 Blog

Where Is Jezebel?

By: Ryan Byrne

Back to Scholars Debate “Jezebel” Seal Call me old-fashioned, but I like my seals belonging to biblical characters to mention the biblical character to […]

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