Aug 30, 2025 · Excavation data, both from recent excavations (Shiloh, for example) and from digs long past (such as Bethel), also provide evidence of daily life in ancient Israel, including the …

Feb 22, 2024 · At Ketef Hinnom, two small silver scrolls where uncovered inscribed with tiny lines of ancient Hebrew. The essay writing on the silver scrolls was clearly not meant to be …

5 days ago · The Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating about archaeology in the Bible lands.

May 18, 2025 · Sidon was an influential Phoenician city when kings of Israel and Judah ruled during the Iron Age. Biblical Sidon was Jezebel's hometown.

Apr 30, 2024 · Urban anthropology shows ancient Samaria and Jerusalem had much in common in the ninth century B.C.E., and were also very different.

Jun 12, 2025 · Explore the significance of bamot (plural of bamah)—open-air altar shrines often called 'high places' in the Bible. Used for worship across various locations, these sites held …

Sep 17, 2025 · Biblical archaeology has come a long way in the past century, as emerging trends reshape how both scholars and institutions think about and conduct archaeology in biblical lands.

Dec 1, 2024 · The Stepped Stone Structure. Photo: Zev Radovan. “This immense complex [was] one of the largest structures in ancient Israel,” and the massive fortifications from the Late …

Nov 14, 2024 · Archaeology helps us physically connect to the past, and, in this instance, in some small way, it helped connect us to the food of the ancient Israelites. FREE ebook, Recipes …

Apr 25, 2024 · Who were the Hittites? There is plenty of archaeological and biblical evidence, but the two sources of information are not always compatible.