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Nov 14 Blog

Jews and Arabs Descended from Canaanites

After examining the DNA of 93 bodies recovered from archaeological sites around the southern Levant, the land of Canaan in the Bible, researchers have concluded […]

Jun 9 Blog

Canaanite Burial Customs—Pour One Out for the Departed

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Editor’s Note: This blog article contains images of human skeletal remains. Burial customs often bind a culture together, showing how people perceive death and the […]

Mar 16 Blog

COVID-19 and the Future of Archaeology

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

How has the pandemic changed field archaeology? We recently asked leading dig directors what long-term impacts the pandemic will have on field projects and excavations […]

Nov 14 Blog

Early Bronze Age: Megiddo’s Great Temple and the Birth of Urban Culture in the Levant

By: Noah Wiener

Megiddo’s Great Temple is a structure that, according to its excavators, “has proven to be the most monumental single edifice so far uncovered in the EB I Levant and ranks among the largest structures of its time in the Near East.”

Apr 30 Blog

A Royal Tomb at Biblical Armageddon?

By: Samuel DeWitt Pfister

In 2016, team members of the Megiddo Expedition digging at the location of Biblical Armageddon uncovered a lavish tomb adjacent to a monumental Middle Bronze Age palace.

Apr 4 Blog

Three Stones Make a Wall: An Interview with Author Eric H. Cline

By: Robin Ngo

In this exclusive interview, archaeologist Eric H. Cline sits down with Bible History Daily to discuss his new book, Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology (Princeton Univ. Press, 2017).

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!

Dec 13 Blog

2016 BAS Scholarship Winners

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Straight from the field to you, hear from the individuals who were awarded BAS dig scholarships in 2016.

Mar 23 Blog

Has Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb Been Located?

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Where is Queen Nefertiti’s tomb? Radar scans performed in King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber suggest that additional chambers lie behind the north and west walls.

Dec 14 Blog

Digs 2016: Passport to the Biblical World

By: Robin Ngo

Each summer, volunteers from around the world come to Israel and Jordan to participate in archaeological digs. Grab your passport and join BAR as we visit four digs that will open a portal to the storied world of the Bible and our ancient past.

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