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Neolithic Bread from Catal Hoyuk. Courtesy Necmettin Erbakan University

Mar 19 Blog

Neolithic Bread at Catal Hoyuk

Excavations at the important site of Catal Hoyuk in south-central Turkey have uncovered what archaeologists have termed “the world’s oldest bread.” According to a press […]

Sep 13 Blog

Cultic Weaponry of Urartu

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavations at the site of Ayanis Castle in eastern Turkey revealed three magnificent bronze shields and a helmet dedicated to Haldi, the chief god of […]

May 2 Blog

Who Were the Galatians in the Bible?

By: Megan Sauter

Galatia refers to a region in north central Turkey; Ankara, the capital of modern Turkey, was once a major Galatian city (Ancyra). The name of Galatia is derived from the 20,000 Gauls who settled in the region in 278 B.C.E. More than two centuries later, in 25 B.C.E., the area became a Roman province and was extended to the south. In Paul’s day, the new province included the regions of Pisidia, Phrygia, and Lycaonia. Scholars often refer to these new, southern regions as “south Galatia” and to geographic Galatia as “north Galatia.”

Feb 20 Blog

More Queries & Comments Spring 2024

By: BAS Staff

The Millo THE ARTICLE “The Millo: Jerusalem’s Lost Monument,” by Chris McKinny et al. is excellent and makes a good case for the purpose and […]

Oct 23 Blog

11,000-Year-Old Boar Statue Uncovered at Gobekli Tepe

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavators at the site of Gobekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey have uncovered the life-size statue of a wild boar, carved out of limestone. According to […]

anthropomorphic figures made by Neolithic people

May 14 Blog

Striking Discovery Sheds Light on Neolithic People

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While excavating ancient Neolithic hunting traps in Jordan’s southeastern desert near the site of Jibal al-Khashabiyeh, a team of French and Jordanian archaeologists (led by […]

Feb 4 eBook

A Digger’s Life: A Guide to the Archaeology Dig Experience

By: Michele Barasso

What do you need to know before joining an archaeological dig? How can you get involved? What sort of training and experience do you need? […]

Mar 9 Blog

Milestones: Martha Sharp Joukowsky (1936–2022)

By: Barbara A. Porter

On January 7, 2022, Martha Joukowsky died at the age of 85 at her home in Providence, Rhode Island, near the Brown University campus where […]

May 7 Blog

The Republic of Turkey sues in U.S. Court

By: Donald Kane

The Republic of Turkey has brought suit in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against auction house Christie’s and millionaire […]

Nov 13 Blog

Site-Seeing: Hiking in Paul’s Footsteps

By: Meg Ramey

For almost 2,000 years, Christians have been following in the footsteps of saints, both figuratively and literally. Pilgrimages that were popular in the Middle Ages, […]

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