The remains of an altar-cum-lavatory that has shed light on Hezekiah’s reign

The confirmation of an Israelite king and the Northern Kingdom’s militaristic strength in the ninth century B.C.E.

Roman- and Mamluk-era shipwrecks yield fascinating finds.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of nuclear-level devastation at an ancient site near the Dead Sea. But is it in the right place, at the right time? Is it Sodom?

One of the most legendary queens in history is nameless. Some say there’s no evidence she even existed. Are we looking in the right place?

A curious method of explaining away archaeologically corroborated biblical accuracy

Findings from a new corpus of Jerusalem’s Iron Age II/First Temple Period inscriptions

Examining the scientific evidence for the home of Israel’s greatest king.

Investigating the people Israel encountered in the Promised Land

The archaeological evidence for the battles of the judges

But do the counterarguments have any weight?

Near-decimation of the kingdom of Judah—the result of an unholy alliance?

Another pillar of the late-Exodus theory, ably contested and defended. But there is more than meets the eye …

Remarkably, the relief may picture not only Jerusalem but also King Hezekiah himself.

A new study of a pithos inscription, found during the 2012 Ophel excavation, concludes that it contained incense from southern Arabia—paralleling the biblical account of the Queen of Sheba’s visit to Jerusalem.

Here’s a story of ancient astronomy—and Abraham.

Surely no one could live for 900 years.

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

Manetho names the Exodus pharaoh as one of the ‘Amenhoteps’—another pillar to the early-date Exodus. Are late-date rebuttals sufficient?

Getting to know Africa’s great empire through the pages of the Bible and archaeology