A woman taking a stroll near Tel Beth Shean discovered that winter rains had exposed two Roman statues.
New technology now makes declassified US spy photos from the 1960s more useful for research in the Middle East. LiveScience tells the story, and you can explore the amazing Corona Atlas yourself.
A team of archaeologists and climbers scaled the cliffs of Sela in order to study a relief made by the Babylonian king Nabonidus.
Ruth Schuster surveys the archaeological evidence for the earthquake in the days of Uzziah mentioned by Amos and Zechariah (Haaretz premium).
Kyle Harper attempts to trace the origins of the Nazareth Inscription.
‘Serve the Gods of Egypt’ is an exhibition focusing on the Third Intermediate Period (1069-664 BC), now showing at the Museum of Grenoble, located in southeast France.
Now online: Maps, drawings, and photographs from the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) Sphinx Project, 1979-1983.
The Fall 2018 issue of DigSight includes stories on the seal impression of Isaiah, new publications, recent finds, and upcoming events.
The Oriental Institute 2017–18 Annual Report is now available.
On the ASOR Blog, Claudio Ottoni asks, “Where do cats come from?”
Carl Rasmussen provides illustrations for Paul’s boxing metaphor.
Wayne Stiles explains why Peter’s trip to Caesarea was apparently inefficient and yet perfectly necessary.
A 4-minute video from the Today Show explains how NASA technology is being used to decipher Dead Sea Scrolls. The video includes footage inside Cave 1.
Owen Jarus suggests five archaeological discoveries to watch for in 2019.
The editors of The Bible and Interpretation have chosen their five best articles for 2018.
In a full article posted from Biblical Archaeology Review, Robert Cargill explains what a day on a dig looks like.
Jerusalem is one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world. Jordan’s tourism in 2018 was its second highest ever.
“William B. Tolar of Fort Worth, Texas, a longtime professor of biblical backgrounds and archaeology [at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary], died Dec. 29.” He apparently led 80 trips to Israel.
There will be no roundup next weekend.
HT: Ted Weis, Agade, Mark Hoffman, Chris McKinny, Joseph Lauer, Paleojudaica, Bryan Windle
