For only the 4th time, a Bar Kochba coin has been found in Jerusalem, possibly brought there by a Roman soldier. This article has nice photos, and this article has a short video.
The Jerusalem Post surveys how archaeology in Israel has been affected by governmental actions in response to COVID-19.
El-Araj, a good candidate for Bethsaida, has been flooded by this winter’s rains and the rise of the Sea of Galilee.
Critics are claiming that construction by the Palestinian Authority is destroying remains at Tel Aroma, the northernmost Hasmonean fortress in Samaria.
“Exploratory drilling has started just outside the Old City for a project to extend the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem fast rail to the Old City’s Dung Gate — the main entrance to the Western Wall.”
The Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem has filed a lawsuit demanding closure of Ein Yael outdoor museum.
Four fragments of Dead Sea Scroll fragments that were thought to be blank are not.
A new excavation at Petra will focus on the lower part of the Treasury as well as nearby tombs and facades.
“A new burial chamber has been discovered at the mummification workshop complex of the 26th Dynasty at Saqqara.”
“A stone chest excavated by archaeologists near Deir el-Bahari and the temple of Hatshepsut could lead archaeologists . . . to a royal tomb.”
Egypt’s decision to move ancient objects from their original setting in Luxor to Cairo’s Tahrir Square is stirring controversy.
“The excavation team working on the site of the ancient city of Patara, near the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, has unearthed a new inscription in the ancient theater.”
“A small sinkhole that appeared next to the Pantheon in Rome has enabled archaeologists to examine the original Roman paving that was laid when the Pantheon was built by Marcus Agrippa around 27-25 BC.”
The traditional tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Iran, was set afire yesterday.
David Moster has created a new video on “Biblical Pandemics.”
The Temple Mount Sifting Project Symposium on May 24 features eight lectures via Zoom on the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Registration is required.
Francis I. Andersen died recently. His breadth of publications is remarkable.
Thomas O. Lambdin died on May 8.
HT: Agade, Ted Weis, Joseph Lauer, Explorator, BibleX
Traditional tomb of Esther and Mordecai in Hamadan (biblical Ecbatana) before attack
