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Sep 1 Blog

Ancient Pergamon

By: Sarah Yeomans

Ancient Pergamon's strategic location along both land and sea trading routes contributed to its prosperity. Pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean region would flock to the city to engage in commerce or to visit the famous Asclepion, a center of medical treatments.

Medically Hole-drilled Skull

Aug 11 Blog

Medicine in the Ancient World

By: Sarah Yeomans

What exactly did ancient cultures do to combat disease and injury, and did these methods have any real basis in science as we know it today? The answers may surprise you.

marcus-aurelius

Jan 11 Blog

The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity

By: Sarah K. Yeomans

Did the Antonine Plague influence shifts in religious practices at the end of the second century C.E., particularly the spread of the new religion of Christianity? Religious practices shifted because of the Antonine Plague. Architectural projects slowed, but the building of sacred sites intensified.

Mar 11 Blog

Doctors, Diseases and Deities: Epidemic Crises and Medicine in Ancient Rome

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In this lecture presented at The Explorers Club in New York, Sarah Yeomans examines a recently excavated archaeological site that has substantially contributed to our understanding of what ancient Romans did to combat disease and injury.

Feb 28 Blog

National Geographic’s The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Traveling 75,000 miles to over 30 cities, actor Morgan Freeman leads Season 3 of National Geographic’s The Story of God.

Mar 15 Blog

Classical Corner: A Comet Gives Birth to an Empire

By: Sarah K. Yeomans

In the Greco-Roman world, there is ample evidence that celestial objects not only inspired awe and wonder, but in some cases directly influenced mythology, elections, wars and imperial propaganda.

Jan 23 Blog

D.C.-Area Archaeology Event

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

On January 29, 2017, Sarah Yeomans, Director of Educational Programs at the Biblical Archaeology Society, will deliver the lecture “Doctors, Diseases and Deities: Epidemic Crises and Medicine in Ancient Rome” in the Washington, D.C. area.

Dec 22 Blog

“The Nativity: Facts, Fiction and Faith”

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

This year on Christmas day Fox News will air “The Nativity: Facts, Fictions and Faith,” a program that examines one of the most well-known and enduring New Testament stories through an analysis of both scripture and archaeology. The program takes viewers on a journey to the Holy Land with Fox’s religion correspondent Lauren Green, who interviews experts in Biblical scripture and archaeology to reveal the facts, fictions and faith surrounding the birth of Jesus.

Jan 25 Blog

Life as an Archaeology Volunteer at Bethsaida, Israel

By: BAS Staff

In this exclusive video from the Biblical Archaeology Society, educational programs director Sarah Yeomans takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the excavations at Bethsaida, Israel. The excavation, directed for more than 20 years by University of Nebraska at Omaha professor Rami Arav, has revealed numerous insights into life at the time of Jesus and is also one of Israel’s top archaeology field schools.

Stories from the Trenches

Jan 2 Blog

Stories from the Trenches

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

From Israel to the Aegean, the editors and staff of Biblical Archaeology Review have had their fair share of dig experiences and travel adventures. Bible […]

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