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Stephen Flurry, president of Herbert W. Armstrong College in Edmon, Oklahoma, and archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar at a reception in Jerusalem's King David Hotel on June 10, 2018. (courtesy)
June 15, 2018, 4:09 am
Why a world premiere of precious biblical artifacts is in quiet Oklahoma
Through August 19, a select few in the middle of America's vast Bible Belt can see rare First Temple objects -- that most may only ever see online
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Abbasid-period amulet uncovered at the Givati Parking lot excavation in the City of David, June 2018. (Eliyahu Yanai, City of David Archives)
June 14, 2018, 12:56 pm
Unusual minuscule 1,000-year-old Arabic clay amulet unearthed in City of David
Discovered in ongoing digs near Old City of Jerusalem, the amulet's two-line inscription praises Allah and reflects the devotion of 'Kareem'
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Central chamber of a three-room 2,000-year-old burial cave near Tiberias, June 2018. (Miki Peleg, Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 10, 2018, 9:00 pm
The case of the missing concrete: How a 2,000-year-old burial cave was found
Family plot in Tiberias region is rare; only one other known burial cave previously discovered in the area
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
This photo from June 4, 2018, shows a detailed figurine of a king's head on display at the Israel Museum, dating to biblical times, and found last year near Israel's northern border with Lebanon, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ilan Ben Zion)
June 9, 2018, 4:30 pm
King who? Rare sculpted head of mystery biblical ruler found in northern Israel
Is the monarch represented by the exquisitely preserved 3,000 year-old statue Ben Hadad or Hazael of Damascus, Ahab or Jehu of Israel, or Ithobaal of Tyre?
By Ilan Ben Zion
Sturt Manning coring an example multi-century old Juniperus phoenicea tree near Petra in southern Jordan of the type employed in the Taybet Zaman buildings. (Sturt Manning, Cornell University)
June 7, 2018, 6:20 pm
Upstart carbon dating study could force rewrite of Holy Land’s biblical timeline
Cornell University prof shows how archaeologists' data could be skewed by decades -- potentially disproving the narrative of David and Solomon's United Monarchy
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat, Nannospalax ehrenbergi or Spalax ehrenbergi. (Bassem18, CC-BY-SA, via wikipedia)
June 4, 2018, 9:59 pm
Blind, bucktoothed mole-rats just might be archaeologists’ new best friends
Israeli researchers propose a revolutionary new methodology in the field: Analyzing the mounds of dirt created by the mightily ugly, burrowing Nannospalax ehrenbergi
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
'The Elevation of the Cross,' by Peter Paul Rubens, 1610. (public domain via wikipedia)
May 30, 2018, 7:28 pm
How Jesus died: Extremely rare evidence of Roman crucifixion uncovered in Italy
Although attested to in scores of historical writings, this skeleton is only the second example providing tangible archaeological proof of the cruel method of capital punishment
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
These Jewish-minted coins from Yehud, a province of semiautonomous Jewish rule under the Persian Empire, were discovered by the Temple Mount Sifting Project. (courtesy Temple Mount Sifting Project)
May 24, 2018, 8:24 pm
3 tiny, extremely rare 4th century BCE Jewish-minted coins found in Jerusalem
Struck during the Persian era, owl-inscribed 'Yehud' coins were discovered in the Temple Mount Sifting Project, doubling the number found in the Israeli capital
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
3,400-year-old limestone ostracon of the Egyptian 18th dynasty from the excavation of Theban Tomb 99. (Nigel Strudwick)
May 22, 2018, 5:35 am
First written record of Semitic alphabet, from 15th century BCE, found in Egypt
Inscribed 3,400-year-old limestone flake from Luxor is world's first -- and second -- transliteration of early Canaanite alphabet, says Egyptologist Thomas Schneider
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Temple Mount soil being sifted in the city of Petah Tikva by Yeshurun High school students (Inbal Dasberg/Temple Mount Sifting Project)
May 17, 2018, 2:13 pm
Archaeologist for a day: Find Temple Mount treasures — at a school near you
The Temple Mount Sifting Project takes its show on the road with a pilot program in which it uses dirt to connect students to the past and future of the Jerusalem holy site
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A skeleton of a donkey dating to the Early Bronze Age III (approximately 2700 BCE) found at the excavations of the biblical city Gath. (Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project)
May 16, 2018, 9:49 pm
Earliest evidence of bridle use found on 4,700-year-old donkey from Bible’s Gath
Teeth of beast of burden used in ritual burial from circa 2,700 BCE show wear that correlates to use of bit, predating arrival of horses to the region by hundreds of years
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A 5th century ‘curse’ tablet written in Jewish Aramaic from Antioch, Turkey, which was recently deciphered by Tel Aviv University doctoral student Rivka Elitzur-Leiman. (Princeton University)
May 16, 2018, 5:53 pm
Ancient Jewish gambler’s chariot race curse found in decoded 5th Century scroll
A nailed-shut amulet uncovered in Turkey in the 1930s, written in Jewish Aramaic and newly translated, pleads for help from Balaam's ass at the track
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Researchers who are studying the first evidence of blood vengeance, discovered in a cave in the Jerusalem Hills. From left to right: Prof. Boaz Zissu Dr. Yossi Nagar and Dr. Haim Cohen with the skull (Chen Galili/Israel Antiquities Authority)
May 16, 2018, 12:43 pm
There will be blood: Earliest evidence of ritual vengeance found near Jerusalem
Found in a cave outside capital, millennium-old skull cracked in two by a sword, and two bones from the palm of a hand, point to ancient roots of Bedouin tradition of Al-Tar
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The team working at the Tel 'Eton archaeological excavation in Israel's Shphelah region. (Courtesy Avraham Faust/ Tel 'Eton Archaeological Expedition)
May 14, 2018, 6:01 am
Proof of King David? Not yet. But riveting site shores up roots of Israelite era
Based on controversial carbon dating, Prof. Avraham Faust's Tel 'Eton excavation offers up startling look at a settlement formed at the foundation of the United Monarchy
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Archaeologists work near remains of the Acra citadel and tower in the City of David in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 9, 2018, 3:48 pm
Culture Ministry earmarks NIS 60m for Jerusalem archaeology digs, preservation
Excavations in and around the City of David to be bolstered by two-year government grant
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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