Jul 14 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
Alan Millard examines the Proto-Canaanite script of the earliest alphabetic text ever found in Jerusalem. What can it tell us about literacy during the time of David and Solomon?
May 28 Blog
By: Boaz Gross
Tel Beth Shemesh was one of the first biblical sites to be excavated in the Land of Israel. The site is perched on a low […]
Oct 28 Blog
A large Byzantine-era compound outside of Beth Shemesh has recently been discovered. IAA archaeologists believe the compound, which contained olive oil and wine presses and colorful mosaics, was a monastery.
Nov 13 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
On Monday, November 12, 2012, Tel Aviv University archaeologists announced the discovery of an 11th-century B.C.E. sacred compound at Tel Beth-Shemesh.
Jul 30 Blog
The recent discovery of a small 11th century B.C.E. seal at Beth Shemesh with a crude representation of a person next to a lion has sparked some to associate the recent discovery with Samson’s lion fight in Judges 14.
Jan 21 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
William G. Dever reviews "Israel’s Ethnogenesis: Settlement, Interaction, Expansion and Resistance" by Avraham Faust.
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