Jan 18 Blog
By: Dorothy Willette
Few people are familiar with the Biblical figure Nehemiah, and yet he was instrumental in the rebuilding and reestablishment of Jerusalem in the fifth century B.C. following the Babylonian exile.
Jan 27 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) continue to provide evidence of Jerusalem’s power and defensibility throughout history, with excavations along Sultan Suleiman Street revealing […]
Apr 4 Blog
The walls of Jerusalem have shifted many times throughout history and today large sections of the ancient city lie outside the current Ottoman-era fortifications. Despite […]
Jan 6 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
Archaeologist Shimon Gibson believes a fourth-century earthquake, not the Romans, caused stones to topple from the Western Wall.
Sep 21 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
In a 1987 issue of BAR, Hershel Shanks presented a summary of Amos Kloner's 1986 article in which the Israeli archaeologist argues that the burial caves at the Dominican Monastery in Jerusalem are the tombs of the last kings of Judah and their families. The title of Shanks’s article was in the form of a question: “Have the Tombs of the Kings of Judah Been Found?” I hope to answer his question.
Sep 11 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the completion of the conservation and stabilization of St. Stephen’s Gate, also known as the Lions’ Gate, the final restored gate in a large-scale conservation of the walls of Jerusalem.
Feb 20 Blog
By: James Charlesworth
Back to “Jesus Tomb” Controversy Erupts—Again Rebutting Sensational Claims Concerning a Symposium in Jerusalem Introduction. A carefully planned and highly successful symposium in Jerusalem—on Jewish […]
Jan 16 Blog
By: Eilat Mazar
Back to Seal Controversy: From Temech to Shlomit Introduction According to the Book of Nehemiah, the Temech family, who served as “Nethinim,” or temple servants, […]
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