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Tisha B’Av Time Capsule: First Temple Period Destruction Unearthed in City of David
‘This discovery makes you feel that you are witnessing the very moment of destruction, the moment when it all happened. It’s deeply moving.’
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• July 22
2026 Ophel Excavation Begins in Jerusalem
An interview with excavation co-director Prof. Uzi Leibner
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• July 19
Ophel Excavation 2026
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• June 28
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Evidence for the Jebusite Araunah (Or at Least, the Incredibly Strange Use of His Name)
Bible translations and commentaries mis-transliterated it—then wondered why they couldn’t understand it. Enter the “dean of biblical archaeologists” ….
By
Christopher Eames
• August 20, 2022
New Discovery: Jerusalem Elites Were Imbibing on Vanilla-Laced Wine Before City’s Fall
Evidence of wine-soaked opulence in the city’s final moments—just as the Prophet Jeremiah described
By
Christopher Eames
An Ingenious Sluice Gate in Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revealed by New Research
What could prove to be the world’s “oldest sluice gate”
By
Christopher Eames
• June 13, 2022
Highlights From a New Academic Conference on Temple Mount Research
Some colorful highlights from the inaugural “International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research”
By
Christopher Eames
• May 22, 2022
Amos’s Earthquake: A Mountain of Evidence
Nearly 2,800 years ago, a megaquake shook ancient Israel. So says the Bible—and so says a mountain of archaeological evidence.
By
Christopher Eames
• February 25, 2021
Archaeology Reveals Jerusalem’s Origins
What artifacts show us about the city—before it became the capital of Israel
By
Christopher Eames
• February 6, 2020
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Jerusalem
How archaeological discoveries from Israel’s capital city correspond with biblical history.
By
Christopher Eames
• February 4, 2017
UNESCO Wants to Stop Archaeology in Ancient Jerusalem
In a series of resolutions, UNESCO has threatened the future of archaeological discovery in one of the world’s most important cities.
By
Brent Nagtegaal
• November 30, 2016