“Excavations are being carried out to make an underground pedestrian passageway, leading from beneath the Church of All Nations at Gethsemane to a private area on the other side of the Jericho
road.”
Scientists have discovered evidence of Byzantine agriculture in the Negev on the basis of bones of a gerbil.
Popular Archaeology considers whether there was an “iron throne” in the void of the Pyramid of
Cheops.
“Egyptian and American archaeologists unveiled two new discoveries in Aswan, including a royal administrative complex in the ancient Egyptian city of Tel Edfu and a collection of artefacts in the Kom Ombo temple.”
Scott Stripling reports on Week One of processing objects from ABR’s excavation of Khirbet el-Maqatir.
The lecture schedule for the Albright Institute for January and February has been released.
The Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem has posted its spring lecture schedule.
The National Geographic Museum has opened a new exhibit now through August: Tomb of Christ:
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre Experience. Samuel Pfister at the Biblical Archaeology Society provides a solid review.
Episodes 6-10 of “Following the Messiah” were released yesterday. All are free.
John DeLancey of Biblical Israel Ministries and Tours has created a 17-minute video on “Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus.”
Crossway has announced its Bibles coming in 2018, including the ESV Archaeology Study Bible.
Israel’s Good Name had a successful trip looking for wildlife in the Huleh Valley.
HT: Agade, Joseph Lauer, Charles Savelle