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Weekend Roundup #2

The Israel Museum has acquired the world’s “first Jewish coin.”

Eric Cline and Christopher Rollston have been selected as the new co-editors of BASOR.

Accordance Bible Software has a sale on their collection of Dead Sea Scrolls Images.

The Fall 2013 issue of the electronic newsletter DigSight is now online.

The Top 10 Discoveries of 2013 at Archaeology include Egypt’s oldest port.

Three lectures related to Egyptian history given at the Harvard Semitic Museum are now online.

War-torn Syria is being extensively looted by antiquities thieves, according to the head of UNESCO.

HT: Jack Sasson

Tagged Egypt, Museums, Photo Resources, Syria, Weekend Roundup

Large Stele of Nebuchadnezzar Discovered at Carchemish

From World Bulletin:

What could be the largest discovered inscribed tablet (stele), dating to the reign of Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II between 605-562 BC, has been discovered in the Turkish city of Karkamis on the military zone along the Turkey-Syria border. […] Excavations this year also unearthed a cuneiform tablet at the palace of Carchemish king Katuwa dating to 800 BC, as well as over 300 sculptures, a Luwian hieroglyphic inscription and a mosaic.

The rest of the article includes more information on the excavations but unfortunately nothing about the major discovery. For previous posts on the excavations at Carchemish, see here, here, and here.

Tagged Discoveries, Syria, Turkey

Weekend Roundup, Part 2

Three Syrian Historical Sites under Threat (Here & Now)

Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 2-22-13 (ASOR Blog)

Exclusive video of the work to save the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Luxor Times)

Exclusive footage: The Sphinx Avenue lit up for the first time (Luxor Times)

Collection of Graeco-Roman tombs uncovered in Alexandria (Ahram Online)

Ancient Stolen Artifacts Discovered in Beit Jann (Arutz-7)

Pillaging of Gaza Antiquities an Archaeological Tragedy (Al-Monitor)

New Testament Scholar: Chasing Biblical Manuscripts Is Nothing Like ‘Indiana Jones’ (Christian Post) Interview with Daniel Wallace.

HT: Charles Savelle, Jack Sasson

Luxor Temple Avenue of Sphinxes, tb110500232

Avenue of Sphinxes leading to Luxor Temple
Photo from Pictorial Library of Bible Lands, volume 7

Tagged Egypt, Philistines, Syria

Weekend Roundup

Frank Moore Cross died this week. Hershel Shanks has written some reflections on their relationship.

James Davila describes his experience as a student. Eisenbrauns has a 50% sale on a volume of 55 key articles he wrote. Chuck Jones has created a list of his articles available on JSTOR. And Frank
Moore Cross: Conversations with a Bible Scholar is available as a free ebook.

A two-part interview with Robert Mullins on the new excavations of Abel Beth Maacah is now available at The Book and the Spade.

The Smithsonian Channel delayed the release of the documentary on the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife.”

Hershel Shanks disagrees with Harvard Theological Review’s decision to delay publication of the article.

The historic souk of Aleppo, Syria, is a battleground today.

The Dead Sea will live again: Wayne Stiles explains and includes a slideshow, a video, and a map.

The 200th anniversary of the rediscovery of Petra is celebrated in a new exhibition in Basel.

“From Papyrus to Print: A Journey through the History of the Bible” is the central exhibit at the new
Bible and archaeology museum at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Rachel Hallote will be lecturing on “Not-So-Innocents Abroad: The Beginnings of American Biblical Archaeology” on October 28 at Emory University.

Manfred Bietak will be lecturing on “Recent Discoveries at the Hyksos Capital, Tell el-Dab‘a
(Egypt)” on November 12, 7:00 PM in Hinkson Hall, Rodine Building, Trinity Evangelical Divinity
School.

HT: Al Sandalow, Jack Sasson, Joseph Lauer

The Siq of Petra
Photo from Pictorial Library of Bible Lands

Tagged Dead Sea, Lectures, Museums, New Exhibits, Syria, Weekend Roundup

Wednesday Roundup

Ross Burns has created a website to mirror his Monuments of Syria with photos, itineraries, and maps. He has also put many photos on Flickr (with watermarks).

Luke Chandler explains why the excavators of Khirbet Qeiyafa have decided to return for one more partial season, with the remainder to be spent at either Socoh or Lachish.

Paleobabble addresses Simcha Jacobovici’s Conspiracy Fantasy.

Ferrell Jenkins reports on new discoveries at Paphos, Cyprus.

The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology has a helpful list of links to universities and institutions with archaeological programs in Israel.

Tagged Pseudo-Archaeology, Resources, Shephelah, Syria

Weekend Roundup

The north of Israel received a surprise August rainfall this week. Haaretz has more about the rabbi who was accused of stealing bones from an archaeological site near Beth Shemesh. Israel will return two sarcophagi lids stolen from Egypt. The BBC describes Lidar archaeology and some debate about its value. Joe Yudin recommends the view from an inactive volcano in the Golan Heights. I think that Wayne Stiles somehow managed to get all of my favorite Masada photos in this article. The ABR bookstore is now offering free shipping on all orders over $35. They offer a number of books under $10. HT: Jack Sasson, Paleojudaica View towards Damascus from Mount Bental (photo source)

Tagged Egypt, Golan, Resources, Shephelah, Syria, Technology, Weekend Roundup