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Oct 6 Blog

Skilled Craftsmen, Not Slaves, Smelted Copper at Timna

By: Robin Ngo

In a recently published study, scholars suggest that ancient metalworkers in the Timna Valley were not slaves, as popularly believed, but highly skilled craftsmen.

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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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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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Jan 2 Blog

In Memoriam: Lawrence Stager (1943–2017)

By: Megan Sauter

Distinguished Harvard University professor and Ashkelon excavation director Lawrence Stager died on December 29, 2017, at the age of 74.

Jul 29 Blog

The Renewed Excavations at Tel Dan

By: David Ilan, Yifat Thareani and Jonathan Greer

After a four-year hiatus, the Hebrew Union College is back excavating at Tel Dan, the site where the famous Tel Dan inscription—the first extra-Biblical evidence of King David—was discovered.

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Jan 7 Blog

First Person: Life Was Not So Bad for Smelters

By: Hershel Shanks

While life for miners at ancient copper mining sites was “hell on earth,” the smelters of the better class feasted like visitors at a first-class spa.

Oct 27 Blog

On the Shoulders of Giants: Directing Jerusalem’s Albright Institute

By: Matthew J. Adams

Matthew J. Adams explains the challenges of taking over the directorship of the Albright—including an unexpected complication that happened during his first month as director.

Jun 1 Blog

Matthew J. Adams Appointed Dorot Director of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research

By: Noah Wiener

On Sunday, June 1, 2014, Matthew J. Adams was appointed Dorot Director of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, replacing Tel-Miqne/Ekron archaeologist Seymour (Sy) Gitin, who retired after directing the prestigious Jerusalem institute for the past 34 years.

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