the new encyclopedia of archaeological excavations in the holy land

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Few modern Biblical archaeology discoveries have attracted as much attention as the Tel Dan inscription—writing on a ninth-century B.C. stone slab (or stela) that furnished the first historical evidence of King David from the Bible.

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.

By: Megan Sauter

King Omri of Israel selected Samaria as his capital and built an elaborate palace there in the ninth century B.C.E. What did this palace look like, and was it destroyed when the Assyrians conquered the kingdom of Israel in 721 B.C.E.?

By: Robin Ngo

Divers at the ancient port city of Caesarea Maritima in Israel discovered a 1,600-year-old trove of bronze statue fragments, coins and other finds that once comprised the cargo of a merchant ship.

By: Robin Ngo

A seven-year-old child found a figurine that may have been associated with Canaanite worship while visiting the site of Tel Rehov in Israel.

By: Robin Ngo

For the first time, grape seeds dating to the Byzantine period have been discovered in the Negev desert.

By: Reviewed by Aaron A. Burke

Aaron A. Burke reviews "The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology 2 vols." edited by Daniel M. Master.