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Archaeology from Above

Revealing Jordan’s past through aerial photography

Jordan is the sometimes forgotten land of the Bible

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02:35 PM - May 08, 2024

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Rare Lamp Discovered on School Trip

Found near the Roman fort of Metzad Tzafir, The lamp was likely made at the site of Petra in southern Jordan and dates to the fourth or fifth century CE

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08:16 AM - May 01, 2024

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Has the Site of Augustus's Death Been Discovered?
#RomanArchaeology #BiblicalArchaeology

Octavian Caesar, Augustus, founded the Roman Empire and ruled from 27 BCE until his death in 14 CE. According to Roman historians Tacitus and Suetonius, Augustus died near Vesuvius, near the city of Nola,

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08:37 AM - Apr 30, 2024

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Frescoes discovered at Pompeii

Preserved for 2,000 buried under the volcanic eruption.

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11:30 AM - Apr 23, 2024

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Biblical "Chamber" Identified in Jerusalem?

A lavish reception hall sheds light on Jerusalem’s ruling class
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Biblical “Chamber” Identified in Jerusalem? - Biblical Archaeology Society

The unique public building recently excavated in the Givati Parking Lot section of the City of David may be identified with the biblical “chamber.” A magnificent residence and reception hall, it sheds light on the lives of Jerusalem’s ruling elite during the last years of the First Temple period.

11:28 AM - Apr 10, 2024

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Roman Construction Site Uncovered at Pompeii

Are lost Roman building techniques being rediscovered through archaeology?

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Roman Construction Site Uncovered at Pompeii - Biblical Archaeology Society

Researchers recently uncovered the remains of a construction site at Pompeii that remained undisturbed and preserved for nearly 2,000 years.

01:21 PM - Apr 08, 2024

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What is Aramaic?

Exploring the rich legacy of a biblical language

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What Is Aramaic? - Biblical Archaeology Society

A primary challenge to the study of Aramaic is that it has so many historical phases and regional variations. Clinton J. Moyer explores the rich legacy of the Aramaic language.

12:07 AM - Apr 08, 2024

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Aramaic

Exploring the rich legacy of a biblical language
#LanguageHistory #AncientArchaeology

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What Is Aramaic? - Biblical Archaeology Society

A primary challenge to the study of Aramaic is that it has so many historical phases and regional variations. Clinton J. Moyer explores the rich legacy of the Aramaic language.

01:32 PM - Apr 05, 2024

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OnSite: The Via Dolorosa - Biblical Archaeology Society

According to many Christian traditions, the Via Dolorosa marks the processional route taken by Jesus of Nazareth on his way to be crucified.

05:27 PM - Apr 01, 2024

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Saint Salome's Resting Place?

Horvat Qasra în the Judaean foothills explored.

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Saint Salome’s Resting Place? - Biblical Archaeology Society

Deep underground in the Judean foothills sits a fifth-century cave chapel dedicated to Saint Salome, identified in the Gospels as one of Jesus’ disciples. Originally the ancestral tomb of a first-century Jewish family, the cave complex was repurposed by early Christians as a shrine to the revered sa..

04:59 AM - Mar 28, 2024

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Tunnels from the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt

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Bar Kokhba Tunnels in the Galilee - Biblical Archaeology Society

Excavations revealed a complex of tunnels built by the Jewish residents of Huqoq, around the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt

10:25 AM - Mar 22, 2024

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The World's Oldest Bread Found?

Archaeology finds in south-central Turkey yield clues about ancient diet.

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Neolithic Bread at Catal Hoyuk - Biblical Archaeology Society

Excavations at the important site of Catal Hoyuk in south-central Turkey have uncovered what archaeologists termed the world’s oldest bread.

10:26 AM - Mar 18, 2024

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A New Future for an Ancient City: Pompeii Archaeological park opens.

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Pompeii Reborn - Biblical Archaeology Society

The Pompeii Archaeological Park is launching a 100-million-euro project aimed at regenerating the archaeological landscape of the ancient city

10:55 AM - Mar 11, 2024

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Rare coins from Bar Kokhba Revolt have been found.

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Rare Bar Kokhba Revolt Coins Found - Biblical Archaeology Society

Members of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered four rare coins dating from the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. One of the coins may refer to the famous Rabbi Eleazar Hamod‘ai.

02:25 PM - Mar 08, 2024

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Book Review: An Anatomy of God

A starting point for engagement and debate.

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Review: An Anatomy of God - Biblical Archaeology Society

What does God look like? Sound like? How does God smell, taste, or touch? As a thought-provoking, thorough, and accessible introduction to the physicality of the divine in the biblical world, this book will serve as a starting point for deeper engagement and ongoing dialogue.

05:48 PM - Mar 06, 2024

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Nabonidus: The First Archaeologist

How a Babylonian king undertook the world’s first excavation, 2,500 years ago.
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Nabonidus: The First Archaeologist - Biblical Archaeology Society

While the field of archaeology is no more than a few centuries old, the world’s first archaeologist lived around 2500 years ago.

12:22 PM - Mar 04, 2024

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Plants and the Philistine Cult at Gath: The birthplace of Goliath

new answers by excavating Philistine temples in Gath,

Bible History

The role of plant life in the religion
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Plants and the Philistine Cult at Gath - Biblical Archaeology Society

Although the Philistines are well known from ancient texts, and their cities have been extensively excavated, many questions remain about their culture and religion.

06:41 PM - Mar 01, 2024

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Mysterious Second-Temple Period Box Discovered in Jerusalem

Chalk vessels were commonly used by early Judeans because they could not be made ritually impure.

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Rare Chalk Box Discovered in Jerusalem - Biblical Archaeology Society

Chalk vessels were a common feature of Judean life in the late Second Temple period, but what could have been the purpose of this strange box?

10:12 AM - Feb 26, 2024

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Last talk of Bible and Archaeology Fest

"Shepenwepet II: Kushite God’s Wife of Amun"

a talk by Solange Ashby, the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA

Join BAS on March 6, for our scholar series, with William Schniedewind - also of UCLA.

04:26 PM - Feb 25, 2024

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Bible and Archaeology Fest Continues.

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"Exploring Temples and Cultic Practices in the SecondMillennium BCE at Tel Hazor"

Shlomit Bechar speaks at Bible and Archaeology Fest

12:52 PM - Feb 25, 2024

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"At the Temple Gates: Pilgrimage in the
Late Second Temple Period in Light of Renewed Excavations at the Ophel"

Uzi Leibner and Orit Peleg-Barkat speak at Bible and Archaeology Fest online.

discover Bible history

11:39 AM - Feb 25, 2024

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