Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2023
The major biblical archaeology stories of 2023 contain a lot of doom, destruction, and disappointment. They also contain mysteries that may be resolved by future excavations—and perhaps, in one case, the resolution of an ongoing controversy th…
Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2022
From papyrus in Montana to ivory in Jerusalem, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the biblical world say “wow” this year.
Biblical archaeology is a slow process. Not only does it take years to dig and sift the artifacts of biblical his…
Wanted: More Christians to Dig in Israel
New tourism initiatives recruit vacationers to volunteer for archaeological excavations.
Biblical archaeology is back in full swing in Israel—after a two-year pandemic delay—and now the digs across the country are going to get a new boo…
Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2021
Evidence of Herod’s green thumb, Roman crucifixion methods, and Philistine bananas add to our understanding of the world of the Bible.
Archaeology takes years, decades, and even half centuries. The painstaking work of digging and sifting is followed by…
How Archaeologists Are Finding the Signatures of Bible Kings, Ancient Villains, and Maybe a Prophet
Wet sifting brings us closer than ever to the world of Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Hezekiah.
The closest I’ve ever felt to the prophet Jeremiah was sitting at the bottom of an empty cistern. About 20 years ago, I was taken to an excavated water reservo…
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