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Articles

Biblical Archaeology and Israel at War: Lessons From the Fall of France

How was the world’s strongest army defeated in six weeks?

The ‘Earliest Evidence of Warfare in the Southern Levant’

The discovery of a cache of hundreds of slingstones from the Chalcolithic period speaks to mankind’s perpetual cycle of war.

Gezer’s Carbon Speaks: Solomonic City After All

New radiocarbon evidence lays to rest minimalism’s low chronology attempt to redate King Solomon’s city into the ninth century B.C.E.

The ‘Earliest Evidence of Warfare in the Southern Levant’

The discovery of a cache of hundreds of slingstones from the Chalcolithic period speaks to mankind’s perpetual cycle of war.

Gezer’s Carbon Speaks: Solomonic City After All

New radiocarbon evidence lays to rest minimalism’s low chronology attempt to redate King Solomon’s city into the ninth century B.C.E.

INFOGRAPHIC: The Hittite Empire

Revealing King David’s Edomite Garrisons

New research corroborates the biblical account of King David’s chain of outposts within Edom.

Outposts Built by King David Discovered in Southern Israel

Archaeologists Enlisted to Help Uncover Remains From Hamas Massacre

Under the most tragic circumstances of absolute destruction, the archaeological method is turned to in identifying remains.

Are Biblical Hittites in Canaan Anachronistic?

Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Anatolia there were—but Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Canaan?

Finding the Hittites

How a lost empire confirms biblical history

What Is a Casemate Wall?

Headlines

Podcast: What Matters Now to Dr. Joe Uziel: ID’ing Oct. 7 Victims via Forensic Archaeology

Special Gala Event Showcasing New Discoveries From the Temple Mount Sifting Project Research

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Archaeologists Enlisted to Help Uncover Remains From Hamas Massacre

Under the most tragic circumstances of absolute destruction, the archaeological method is turned to in identifying remains.

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Eilat Mazar

Hebrew University archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar excavated ancient Jerusalem for more than 50 years. Dr. Mazar was a world-class biblical archaeologist who uncovered evidence of some of the Bible’s greatest stories and characters.

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Videos And Documentaries

Outposts Built by King David Discovered in Southern Israel

Did the Massive Copper Mines of Edom Empower the Kingdom of David and Solomon?

Mysterious Bedrock Cuts From First Temple Period Jerusalem

Beautiful Ceiling Panel From the Time of Jesus Unearthed Near Temple Mount

The latest discovery from our Ophel excavations in Jerusalem

New Evidence for King David’s Kingdom

A look at the city-planning of four 3,000-year-old cities with Prof. Yosef Garfinkel

Uncovering Shiloh at the Time of the Tabernacle

An interview with excavation director Dr. Scott Stripling

The Discovery of Joshua’s Altar

An interview with Zvi Koenigsberg

Jerusalem Inscriptions From the Time of the Biblical Kings

aiba’s Christopher Eames presents the first full accounting of Jerusalem inscriptions from the Iron ii period at the distinguished “Epigraphy in Judah” conference in Jerusalem.

The Curse Tablet From Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal

An interview with archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling

Jerusalem Ophel Excavation 2023 Preview

Interview with excavation director Prof. Uzi Leibner

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Israel’s Biblical History

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