Sep 18 Blog
By: Janet Howe Gaines
For more than two thousand years, Jezebel has been saddled with a reputation as the bad girl of the Bible, the wickedest of women. But just how depraved was she?
Nov 21 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
In ancient Israel, were gluttony and drunkenness—excessive eating and drinking—viewed as acceptable behaviors? As it turns out, the answer is somewhat complicated. On the one […]
Sep 29 Blog
By: Marek Dospěl
The temple at Lachish was destroyed in the mid-12th century B.C.E. In its ruins, archaeologists discovered several artifacts related to Canaanite worship practices.
Sep 16 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
In the Middle East, archaeological looting and the deliberate destruction of archaeological sites and monuments are rampant. What, if anything, can be done?
Jun 27 Blog
An ancient stone toilet recently unearthed at Lachish may provide archaeological evidence of King Hezekiah’s religious reforms throughout Judah in the eighth century B.C.E. The toilet had been placed in what is interpreted to be a gate-shrine within the largest ancient city gate found in Israel.
Nov 23 Blog
An exhibition currently on display at the Roman Colosseum resurrects some of the recently demolished monuments in the Middle East and raises awareness about the continuing destruction.
Oct 24 Blog
By: BAS Staff
Two D.C.-area archaeology events are being hosted by BAF and BASONOVA this October 2016.
Sep 4 Blog
New satellite images confirm that ISIS has almost completely destroyed the Temple of Bel in the Syrian city of Palmyra.
Aug 25 Blog
The Islamic State has reportedly blown up the 2,000-year-old temple of Baal Shamin in the Syrian city of Palmyra.
Aug 19 Blog
Militants of the Islamic State have executed antiquities scholar Khaled al-Asaad in Palmyra.
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