Apr 6 Blog
By: Lauren K. McCormick
In the ancient world, producing iron was an intricate, labor-intensive process. Iron ore was removed from the earth and then heated with charcoal in a […]
Jul 21 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Excavated along the northern coast of Israel more than four decades ago, a large industrial site has long been understood as a Roman-era factory for […]
Jul 8 Blog
Monsters are an ever-present feature of modern cinema, from Dracula to the Kraken. However, monsters are by no means a modern invention, and many of the same creatures that inhabit our modern horror movies have roots that stretch back thousands of years. So, with Halloween just around the corner, let us take a moment to appreciate some old-school ghosts and ghouls from the biblical world paired with stories from Bible History Daily and the BAS Library.
Jun 9 Blog
By: Jeffrey R. Zorn
Ilan Sharon, the former Nahman Avigad Chair of Biblical Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology, passed away at his home in […]
Dec 26 Blog
By: Robert Cargill
When the alarm clock blares at 4 a.m., it’s time to get up and start the dig day. Join BAR Editor Robert R. Cargill in his trademark tie-dye shirt as he walks you through a typical day in the life of an archaeological dig participant.
Jul 9 Blog
By: Hillel Geva
Hillel Geva memorializes Ephraim Stern, one of Israel’s foremost archaeologists, a pioneer in his field with numerous achievements to his credit and an international reputation as a scholar.
Jul 11 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
What is the location of Tarshish, the Biblical source of the Phoenician silver trade? A Hacksilber Project study points to Spain and Sardinia as the Biblical world’s source of silver in the 10th century B.C.E., lending scientific credence to textual associations between Biblical Tarshish and modern Sardinia.
Dec 30 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
As we ring in the New Year, check out the top Biblical archaeology discoveries that amazed us in 2016!
Dec 13 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Straight from the field to you, hear from the individuals who were awarded BAS dig scholarships in 2016.
Dec 8 Blog
Who was the Roman governor of Judea during the time leading up to the Bar-Kokhba revolt, the second Jewish revolt against Rome? This question has now been answered thanks to an inscribed stone block recently discovered off the coast of Tel Dor in northern Israel.
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