Excavations have identified a 2nd-century BC military fortress at Ashdod-Yam.
“Researchers have discovered 50 rare cave pearls, some of which contain ancient Greek artifacts from the Hellenistic era, in an underground water system near Jerusalem.”
Some scholars are questioning whether the oldest copy of the Ten Commandments—scheduled to be sold next week at auction—is authentic.
In a short video, Eitan Klein shows how a band of antiquities thieves were caught in the act, robbing a cave in the Shephelah.
Expedition Bible’s latest video looks at the archaeological evidence for the location of Jesus’s crucifixion.
John DeLancey filmed on location at the Ketef Hinnom tombs in Jerusalem.
Appian Media has released a new short film entitled “Explore Petra” (12 min). I’m curious how they got the drone footage.
Christopher Rollston explains why the Megiddo Mosaic is important on The Book and the Spade.
“New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary held a 10th anniversary celebration for its Museum of the Bible and Archaeology” last week.
Eliezer Oren, longtime Professor of Bible, Archaeology, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, died this week.
Jerusalem University College has announced its online semester courses for the spring, including:
- Archaeological Methods and Theory, taught by Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer
- Introduction to the Modern Middle East, taught by Oded Yinon
- Jewish Thought and Practice, taught by Rabbi Moshe Silberschein
- The Book of Revelation and the Seven Cities of the Apocalypse, taught by Chris Vlachos
HT: Agade, Gordon Franz, Alexander Schick, Arne Halbakken, Ted Weis
