How have we arrived at the point where many archaeologists consider using Bible history to be the relic of a past era of archaeological research?

A compelling new study reveals the three chunks of the famous stele to be the work of two scribes.

Early carbon-14 results astound researchers

From the biggest of shipwrecks to the smallest of pendants—here’s our list of 2024’s greatest hits in biblical archaeology

Our take on the top discoveries in 2023

An eighth-century b.c.e. seal was discovered on the Emerald Isle. How did it get there?

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

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?

A treasure trove of names of the prophet’s contemporaries

The inspiring story of one man’s love for Israel

Is there really no proof of the first and second temples?

What archaeology and classical history have to say about a detestable practice the Bible describes in the heart of Jerusalem

After a four-year hiatus, we recently renewed archaeological excavations on the Ophel.

The archaeological record of seal stamps in ancient Israel matches closely with the biblical record of their use.

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

The much-debated genealogy in Ruth 4:18-22 can be somewhat of a headache for Bible scholars. Is it necessarily so?

Archaeological excavations in Jerusalem reveal adherence—and disobedience—to biblical kosher laws.

It’s a commonly cited name for the area between the City of David and the Temple Mount. But what does this enigmatic word really mean?

Cherry-picking the biblical record would indicate the affirmative.

‘Excitement on a level I can’t remember ever experiencing,’ one Assyriologist said.

Over a century of excavations at Tel Megiddo have finally unearthed a construction layer from the late seventh century B.C.E. and with it the largest assemblage of Egyptian pottery ever discovered in the southern Levant. This is at the precise time the Bible says King Josiah traveled to Megiddo to war against Egypt. On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal talks about the new discovery as well as the broader biblical context for King Josiah’s last stand at Megiddo.

The Bible records that King David’s grandson, King Rehoboam, fortified 15 cities in the kingdom of Judah almost 3,000 years ago. The biggest of these was Lachish, recognized as Judah’s second most important city after Jerusalem. Prof. Yosef Garfinkel of Hebrew University is currently excavating at Tel Lachish. Two days before the end of the excavation, Let the Stones Speak host Brent Nagtegaal sat down with Professor Garfinkel to view the massive city wall his team is unearthing.