Archaeologists uncovered a 1,000-foot section of the Lower Aqueduct between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. This aqueduct was in use from 100 BC until about 100 years ago.

A seal impression discovered by the Temple Mount Sifting Project and possibly connected to an adviser to King Josiah will be published by the end of the year.

“A bronze signet ring depicting the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, has been discovered beneath the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Egyptian city.”

A new study of a Byzantine-era church mosaic discovered at Hadrianoupolis suggests that its depiction of the four rivers flowing from the Garden of Eden may have been intended to instruct worshippers in spiritual virtues.

Zev Stub reviews an exhibition at the Israel Museum, “Tiny Footprints: Childhood in the Ancient Land of Israel.”

“Israel on Tuesday returned a collection of 22 artifacts illegally removed from Greece, in the first repatriation of its kind between the two countries.”

Lauren K. McCormick considers what has been learned from the contents of ancient toilets in a preview of an article in Biblical Archaeology Review.

Lauren K. McCormick writes an explainer about the Bar Kokhba Revolt.

Hybrid lecture at the Albright on Oct 28: “A Taste of the Holy Land? Exploring Travel & Hospitality in Early 19th-Century Ottoman Palestine,” by Federica A. Broilo

On the Biblical World podcast, Steve Notley joins Chris McKinny in an on-location interview at el-Araj, the New Testament site of Bethsaida.

HT: Agade