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The Hezekiah Bulla––In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• December 3
A Fortress From the Time of David
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Where Did Biblical Ivory Come From?
A new study reveals a millennium-long trade monopoly
By
George Haddad
• November 28
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Revealing the Source of Royal Ivory From Biblical Times
An interview with ivory expert Dr. Harel Shochat
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 26
Does the Mesha Stele Say Omri Reigned 40 Years?
A case of numeric exaggeration using a symbolic number? Is it reason to discount a literal interpretation of the 1 Kings 6:1 Exodus timeline?
By
Christopher Eames
• November 24
Touring the Bible at the Ashmolean Museum
Get to know the artifacts that call the University of Oxford home.
By
Mihailo S. Zekic
Ophel Excavation Summer 2025
Excavation update
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
A Tale of Two Benayas—3,000 Years Apart
A story of ‘a place and a name’ on Israel’s northernmost border
By
Christopher Eames
Excavating the Time of David and Beyond at Abel Beth Maacah
An interview with Prof. Naama Yahalom-Mack
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
New Excavations Reveal Early Bronze Age Winepress and Ancient Canaanite Cult Practice
A shrine, a winepress and a ritual libation set found at Megiddo prove early wine production and reveal Canaanite ritual practice in the Bronze Age.
By
Micah van Halteren
• November 12
3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Fortress Uncovered
Along the ‘way of the land of the Philistines’
By
Micah van Halteren
• November 10
The Tel Dan Stele—In Five Minutes
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 6
המוצבים האדומיים של דוד
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• November 4
Bronze Production in Central Israel—Evidence of David’s Kingdom?
The earliest evidence of bronze production in Israel with links to Edom’s surge in copper production
By
George Haddad
and
Micah van Halteren
INFOGRAPHIC: The Pools of Royal Jerusalem
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Massive Ancient Water Reservoir Discovered in the City of David
An archaeological journey from Solomon and back again
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Putting Solomon Back Into the Song of Songs
Textual critics claim the Song of Songs is a late composition, certainly not the 10th-century
b.c.e.
product of King Solomon. They are wrong, says Prof. Gabriel Barkay.
By
Christopher Eames
Archaeology Furnishes a Beautiful Lesson in Family
A message on what makes archaeology great from our friend, Prof. Uzi Leibner
By
Gerald Flurry
A 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Inscription Demanding Tribute Found in Jerusalem
‘Excitement on a level I can’t remember ever experiencing,’ one Assyriologist said.
By
Christopher Eames
• October 21
The Curious Conflict Between Radiocarbon Dating and Early Egyptian Chronology
An Egyptian history far
younger
than chronologists said? Here’s the decades-old dating battle you probably haven’t heard of, over Egypt’s earliest history.
By
Christopher Eames
• October 20
Ancient ‘City of Gold’ Uncovered in Egypt
Two years of excavating a 3,000-year-old gold mine reveals the expansive gold industry of the ancient Egyptians.
By
Micah van Halteren
• October 17
בדיקות הפחמן של גזר סוף סוף מדברות: בכל זאת עיר מימי שלמה
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• October 15
Samaritan Agricultural Estate Discovered in Kafr Qasim
Mosaics, mikvehs and an olive press discovered at a fourth-century
c.e.
Byzantine estate.
By
Heather Lexa
• October 13
האם זוהי המנהרה של יואב?
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• October 10
Israel’s Bronze Age Tin From Britain
A recent study conclusively shows that tin used for bronze production in Israel during the Bronze Age came from Cornwall.
By
Micah van Halteren
• October 8
New Bulla Discovered—Mentioning the Servant of King Josiah?
The Temple Mount Sifting Project announces the discovery of yet another seal impression from Jerusalem.
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Redating the Dead Sea Scrolls
An extremely consequential new study—with especially interesting implications for the book of Daniel
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
Bronzemaking From the Time of King David
The earliest evidence of bronze production in the southern Levant—with links to Edom’s surge in copper production
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• October 1
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