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Nov 5 Blog

Site-Seeing: Petra’s Temple of the Winged Lions

By: Glenn J. Corbett

A new program led by the American Center of Oriental Research is, for the first time, allowing visitors to go beyond Petra’s monuments to actually discover and experience its past and present.

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Dec 10 Blog

2018 BAS Scholarship Winners

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Straight from the field to you, hear from the individuals who were awarded BAS dig scholarships in 2018.

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Oct 17 Blog

Learn Unknown Facts About Paul Today

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The apostle Paul traveled extensively throughout the Roman Empire to spread the teachings of Jesus. He spread the gospel for seven years across thousands of miles. What does archaeology tell us about the places he visited?

Sep 18 Blog

Tel Maresha Caves Reveal Hellenistic Treasures

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Recent excavations shed further light on how ancient peoples used the subterranean cave complexes at Tel Maresha.

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Jun 22 Blog

Lawrence of Arabia as Archaeologist

By: Stephen E. Tabachnick

While the real T.E. Lawrence was not exactly like the character in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, he was, nevertheless, one of the most colorful figures to emerge from World War I.

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Feb 9 Blog

Biblical Archaeology: Whither and Whence

By: Hershel Shanks

Giants in Biblical archaeology, Eric and Carol Meyers sit down with BAR’s editor to discuss the past 40 years of the field. Read the full interview as it appears in the 40th anniversary issue of BAR.

Oct 8 Blog

Dig-for-a-Day and the Heliodorus Inscription

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Read newly-opened publications on the metropolis of caves underneath the Hellenistic town of Maresha.

Sep 30 eBook

Exploring Jordan: The Other Biblical Land

By: BAS Admin

Other than Israel, no country has as many Biblical sites and associations as Jordan: Mount Nebo, from where Moses gazed at the Promised Land he could not enter; Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John baptized Jesus; Lot’s Cave, where Lot and his daughters sought refuge after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; Madaba, home of a stunning mosaic map of the Holy Land; the lands of the ancient kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom, and many more. Travel with us on our journey into the past in this free eBook.

Jan 3 Blog

Re-dating Nabatean Farming at Petra

By: Noah Wiener

Researchers examining dam construction and terrace farming techniques at Petra suggest that the Nabateans began employing these techniques around the first century, rather than the earlier Iron Age chronology hypothesized by previous scholars.

Oct 31 Blog

Exposing Petra’s North Ridge

By: Noah Wiener

This summer, NC State and East Carolina University began a new excavation on Petra’s North Ridge, exposing evidence from shaft tombs, domestic structures and new evidence of the city wall. Much of Petra’s early archaeology focused on the monumental remains, and this new project aims to balance our image of Petra by investigating the lives of Petra’s non-elite citizens.

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