A large bronze mask depicting the god Pan was excavated at Hippos (Sussita). A video shows the discovery with the use of a metal detector. A press release from the University of Haifa has more details.
Members of the Israeli Caving Club discovered a cache of rare coins and other artifacts from the
Hellenistic period in northern Israel. That find is one of seven exciting discoveries made around the world this month.
An orange gem depicting the goddess Artemis has been discovered at the Herodium.
Luke Chandler reports that inscriptions from Khirbet Qeiyafa and Tel Lachish will be published soon.
A man walking on the beach at Ashkelon found some archaeological pieces.
Leen and Kathleen Ritmeyer’s guide to the Temple Mount has been published. Copies may be purchased from their website.
Clint Gilbert has recorded a Bible Lands Song which can help you or your students learn basic Bible geography.
Studies suggest that ancient people didn’t perceive the color blue because they didn’t have a word for it.
AWOL’s List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies now includes 1481 titles.
Sad news: Harry A. Hoffner passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 10. Hoffner was a long-time professor of Hittitology at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute. I am told that his two-volume commentary on 1-2 Samuel for the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary was recently submitted to the editor.
More sad news: “Hans G. Goedicke, a renowned Egyptologist who had been chairman of the Johns
Hopkins University’s department of Near Eastern studies, died of cancer Feb. 24.”
We’ll have more links tomorrow.
HT: Agade, Charles Savelle, Bill Schlegel, Joseph Lauer
