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Aug 13 Blog

Çatalhöyük Mural: The Earliest Representation of a Volcanic Eruption?

In the early 1960s, archaeologist James Mellaart uncovered a mural at Çatalhöyük, the world’s largest and best-preserved Neolithic site, which he interpreted to represent a volcanic eruption.

May 12 Blog

The Göbekli Tepe Ruins and the Origins of Neolithic Religion

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The massive stone enclosures of the Göbekli Tepe ruins may be the earliest examples of Neolithic religion.

Jul 22 Blog

Why Study Prehistoric Israel?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Studying prehistoric Israel can give us a better perspective on Israel in the Biblical period, says archaeologist Daniel Nadel.

Jun 8 Blog

No Matches? No Problem. Ancient Fire-Making in Israel

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists excavated a 9,000-year-old limestone slab in Ramat Bet Shemesh that might have been used in Neolithic fire-making.

Nov 25 Blog

The Ancient Bean Diet: Fava Beans Favored in Prehistoric Israel

By: Robin Ngo

A study of the seeds recovered during excavations of Neolithic sites throughout the Galilee indicates that legumes, especially fava beans, made up a substantial part of the Neolithic diet.

May 13 Blog

Neolithic Figurine Could Lead to Reassessment of Prehistoric Israel

By: Robin Ngo

A small Neolithic figurine unearthed near Beit Hilkia in south-central Israel could have archaeologists rethinking the nature of the cultures living in prehistoric Israel some 8,000 years ago.

Jul 21 Blog

Göbekli Tepe Excavator Klaus Schmidt Passes Away

By: Robin Ngo

Pioneering archaeologist Klaus Schmidt, who headed the excavations at Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey, has died at the age of 61.

Mar 12 Blog

“Lost” Manuscripts of J.B. Lightfoot Found!

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Ben Witherington III, the Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky, has uncovered the lost manuscripts of J.B. Lightfoot.

Dec 2 Blog

Eshtaol Excavations Reveal the Oldest House in the Shephelah

By: Noah Wiener

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) excavations at Eshtaol recently uncovered the remains of a 10,000-year-old house in the Judean Shephelah, the lowland west of Jerusalem, as well as a later cult site, stone axes and other Neolithic remains.

Nov 6 Blog

Kültepe Excavations Reveal Remains Predating Karum Kanesh

By: Noah Wiener

Turkish archaeologist Fikri Kulakoğlu recently reported the discovery of a massive 4,500-year-old building complex at Kültepe in central Turkey, by the site of the largest Bronze Age trade network of the early second millennium.

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