A new study claims that an Egyptian text is the oldest known abecedary.
Haaretz‘s report on Gabriel Barkay’s Temple Mount sifting project include several pictures of findings.
A UNESCO resolution that claimed the Western Wall prayer plaza as an Islamic shrine has made some people unhappy.
German experts are restoring the golden mask of King Tut after its beard was broken off and clumsily repaired.
The Journal of Near Eastern Archaeology reports that there are groups other than the Islamic State who are destroying and plundering antiquities in Syria.
The Getty Villa in Los Angeles is exhibiting 1800’s era watercolor paintings of Greece, many offering insight into how ancient sites looked in the early 19th century.
Emily Corrigan shares her experience of a summer on the Jezreel Expedition.
Egyptian authorities are investigating the embezzlement of $20 million from construction funds for the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Zahi Hawass throws cold water on the proposal that Nefertiti’s tomb has finally been located.
Ferrell Jenkins shares a photo he took of a fishing boat on the Sea of Galilee as the sun was rising.
The newly renovated Waldorf-Astoria in Jerusalem has been ranked the top hotel in the Middle East in a survey by Condé Nast Traveler.
Test your knowledge about Petra with 10 questions at the ASOR Blog.
The newly released NIV Zondervan Study Bible, edited by D. A. Carson, is on sale now for Kindle for $7.99. (I wrote the notes for 2 Kings.)
Chris McKinny has made available on Academia his presentation on “Kiriath-Jearim (Deir el-‘Azhar): Archaeological Investigations of a Biblical Town in the Judean Hill Country.”
Conference at Hebrew U on Oct 29: “I Know What You Did Last Summer: A Glimpse at the Excavations and Surveys of the Institute of Archaeology, 2015 Season.”
Adam Zertal died on Sunday at the age of 79. He was best known for his survey of the hill country of Samaria and his identification of a structure on Mount Ebal as the altar of Joshua.
Thomas Schaub died on Monday at the age of 82. Schaub excavated Bab edh-Dhra.
HT: Ted Weis, Charles Savelle, Joseph Lauer, Agade, Paleojudaica
