Parallel practices, festivals, clothing, symbols, ritual sites—and evidence of migration

How archaeological discoveries from one of the world’s most battled cities correspond with biblical history.

Ever wondered what it’s like to participate in an archaeological excavation? Join Armstrong College student Talea Gregory as she treks through the streets of Jerusalem and digs in the dirt of the Ophel.

“[T]hou shalt make the tabernacle with … scarlet ….”

An overview of 2021’s most egregious (and occasionally hilarious) claims of archaeology ‘disproving’ the Bible

Archaeological proof of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem

“Governor of the city” discovered in Jerusalem Old City excavation.

A Second Temple Period find you definitely wouldn’t want to lose

The legacy continues.

Our take on the top discoveries in 2023

Get to know the artifacts that call the University of Oxford home.

The latest from the Ophel excavation in Jerusalem

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?

The Temple Mount Sifting Project announces the discovery of yet another bulla (seal impression) from Jerusalem.

Why I believe Eilat Mazar will be remembered as one of the greatest archaeologists of all time

Archaeology corroborates the invasion of the earliest pharaoh named in the biblical account.

The Temple Mount Sifting Project has produced some remarkable finds. The discoveries are diverse—from arrowheads to astragals—and unique, including items made of gold! Each discovery, just like the sifting project itself, makes a great contribution to the archaeological record of Jerusalem. During their December interview, project co-director Zachi Dvira gave Let the Stones Speak co-host Christopher Eames an inside look at some of these finds. You can now see these for yourself in this second installment of that interview.

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.

Quite a lot, it turns out

Does the Bible tell us how its historical details and texts were transmitted through the tumults of history?