Research project explores the resettlement history of the Iron-Age metropolis of Hazor in Israel
The early origins of the Israelites are at the centre of a new research project at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. A
Ceramic roof tiles cast light on Greek presence in Hanukkah-era Jerusalem
Sixteen recently discovered ceramic roof tile fragments are providing new insight into how Antiochus IV Epiphanes — the famous villain of the
Earliest gold artifact found in Jerusalem
This week a rare, 3,000-year-old gold pendant discovered in Jerusalem was revealed to the public as part of a US-based exhibit of
Plants used in Philistine rituals
The mysterious culture of the Philistines that flourished during the Iron Age (1200-604 BCE) profoundly affected the southern Levant’s cultural history, agronomy,
Babylon’s Ishtar Gate may have a totally different purpose
Babylon's bright-blue Ishtar Gate was thought to have been built to celebrate the conquest of Jerusalem — but a new analysis finds
Moabite inscription may be first use of written word ‘Hebrews’
The earliest written use of the word “Hebrews” may have been found upon an inscribed Moabite altar discovered during ongoing excavations at
Roman Methods Reveal the History of Crucifixion
What do we know about the history of crucifixion? In the article, “New Analysis of the Crucified Man,” Hershel Shanks looks at
Earth’s magnetic field used to verify event in Bible’s Book of Kings
Using a “breakthrough” technology based on measuring the magnetic field recorded in burnt bricks, researchers at four Israeli universities have corroborated the
Bible claimed to be 2,000 years old seized in Bursa
The gendarmerie have seized a Bible, which is claimed to be 2,000 years old, inscribed on papyrus made from deer skin in Bursa province in
1,750-Year-Old Bible Translation Fragment Found Inside Vatican Library Manuscript
About 1,300 years ago a scribe in Palestine took a book of the Gospels inscribed with a Syriac text and erased it.
