Archaeologists have discovered the Roman theater at the site of Hippos.
Excavations of the Crusader-era Montfort Castle in Galilee have discovered game pieces, belt buckles, pig bones, and much more.
Analysis of organic remains from a 10th B.C. gatehouse complex in the Timna Valley suggests that food and supplies were brought in from a long distance.
Engravings of an ancient menorah and cross were found inside a cave in the Judean Shephelah.
A gang of antiquities thieves was caught illegally digging at a site near the Golani Junction in the Galilee. A 3-minute video (in Hebrew) is online.
What are the origins of tomb raider curses?
Three scientists from Beersheba’s Ben Gurion University have used NASA data to date the “sun standing still” to an eclipse in 1207 BC.
A life-size CAVEkiosk (“cave automated virtual environment”) recently opened at UCSD will allow scholars to study 3-D data from at-risk sites.
The Israel Museum has announced that Eran Neuman will succeed James S. Snyder as director.
Wayne Stiles explains why God made the Israelites rest the land every seven years and what that means today.
Colin Hemer’s The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History is available in Logos this month for $1.99.
HT: Agade, Joseph Lauer, Ted Weis
