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Masada fortress. Photo Nathan Steinmeyer

Sep 9 Blog

Besieging Masada

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

The first-century CE siege of Masada is one of the most famous sieges in the history of Judah. Despite this, little is actually known about […]

Broken glass vessels from Second Temple Jerusalem. Courtesy Eliyahu Yanai, City of David.

Aug 23 Blog

Second Temple Trash

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavations of Jerusalem’s Second Temple drainage channel have revealed fascinating details about the last decades of the flourishing city before its destruction by the Romans […]

Bar Kokhba Tunnels

Mar 22 Blog

Bar Kokhba Tunnels in the Galilee

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have revealed a complex of underground tunnels built by the Jewish residents of Huqoq, in central Galilee, around […]

Mar 8 Blog

Rare Bar Kokhba Revolt Coins Found

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

During archaeological survey work in a Judean Desert cave, members of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and the […]

Jerusalem aqueduct

Sep 4 Blog

The Upper Aqueduct of Second Temple Jerusalem

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

During the late Second Temple period, during the time of the Herodian dynasty and Jesus of Nazareth, Jerusalem boasted one of the world’s largest and […]

Sep 21 Blog

High Tech Romans

By: Jennifer Drummond

Through January 15, 2023 Landesmuseum Mainz, Germany landesmuseum-mainz.de “What have the Romans ever done for us?” A question famously asked (and answered) in Monty Python’s […]

Sep 12 Blog

OnSite: Herodium

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

  Eight miles southeast of Jerusalem sits one of the greatest architectural marvels of ancient Judea, the Herodium. Constructed by the infamous Herod the Great […]

Aug 26 eBook

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Past, Present, and Future

By: Robert Bronder

The Dead Sea Scrolls are considered by many to be the most significant archaeological find of the 20th century. This year, 2022, marks the 75th […]

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