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Jan 5 Blog

Lilith

In most manifestations of her myth, Lilith represents chaos, seduction and ungodliness. Yet, in her every guise, Lilith has cast a spell on humankind. Who is Lilith in the Bible?

Jul 2 Blog

Giant of Iron Age Research

By: Daniel M. Master

Daniel M. Master writes a tribute to Lawrence E. Stager, one of the most significant Biblical archaeologist of the past 40 years.

Jun 17 Blog

Philistine Cemetery Unearthed at Ashkelon

By: Megan Sauter

The first and only Philistine cemetery ever discovered was found outside the walls of ancient Ashkelon.

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.

Dec 19 Blog

Digs 2017: Digging Through Time

By: Ellen White

Each year students and volunteers from around the world travel through time by participating in excavations. We explore the history of the land of the Bible as we dig into the archaeological past. Learn about this year’s exciting excavation opportunities!

Aug 26 Blog

Masterpiece from the Pyramid Age

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Found in the tomb of the Egyptian Queen Hetepheres (c. 2550 B.C.E.), her throne is the focal point of a new exhibit at the Harvard Semitic Museum, Recreating the Throne of Egyptian Queen Hetepheres.

Feb 12 Blog

Distant Views of the Holy Land

By: Reviewed by Nitza Rosovsky

Nitza Rosovsky reviews "Distant Views of the Holy Land" by Felicity Cobbing and David Jacobson.

Jul 6 Blog

The Solomonic Gate at Gezer

By: Ellen White

A Solomonic Gate stands at Gezer—or does it? In their Archaeological Views column “In the Shadow of Solomon (and Everyone Else)” in the July/August 2015 issue of BAR, excavation codirectors Steve Ortiz and Sam Wolff describe the fresh questions they are bringing to the famous site of Gezer.

Feb 4 Blog

Sold to the Highest Bidder: Antiquities as Cash Cows

By: Robin Ngo

Do museums and educational organizations have the right to sell antiquities from their collections? This was the question the AIA-St. Louis Society faced when artifacts from its collection were put up for auction in the fall of 2014.

Aug 13 Blog

Tourists, Travellers, and Hotels in Nineteenth-Century Jerusalem

By: Reviewed by Nitza Rosovsky

Nitza Rosovsky reviews "Tourists, Travellers, and Hotels in Nineteenth-Century Jerusalem" edited by Shimon Gibson, Yoni Shapira and Rupert L. Chapman III.

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