Nov 25 Blog
By: Ellen White
Archaeology tells us a lot about the Hittites—and the Neo-Hittites too. But it’s hard to reconcile this with the Hittites of the Bible.
Aug 10 Blog
By: Trevor Bryce
In the latter part of the second millennium B.C., the Hittite empire was a Near Eastern superpower. Then, suddenly, the empire collapsed and Hattusa was invaded and destroyed.
Nov 28 Blog
By: Dorothy Willette
Go on a journey of the senses through history and discover the significance of ritual feasts and meals in antiquity.
Jun 4 Blog
By: Marek Dospěl
Human history is sadly full of stories of people struggling for freedom and justice in opposition to other people’s desire for dominance and exploitation. And […]
Sep 2 Blog
By: Mark Wilson
Carchemish was an important Hittite fortress and provincial capital located on the west bank of the Euphrates River.
Jan 26 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
The fourth-century bishop of Myra, later canonized as St. Nicholas (and commonly remembered as Santa Claus), shaped the development of the Christian city before being buried at Myra.
Jun 16 Blog
By: David Malamud
A group of Israeli students found a 3,300-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet during the excavation of a site at Sepphoris.
Apr 27 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, Dr. Billie Jean Collins will deliver the lecture “A Hittite in King David’s Court? In Search of the Iron Age Hittites” in the Washington, D.C. area.
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