A compelling new study shows Jerusalem at the time of David and Solomon was more a bustling city than a quiet village.

Is there a man behind the myth?

‘And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites ….’

A two-part series in defense of the traditional southern Sinai Peninsula site. In this first installment, we address the increasingly popular Saudi Arabia theory.

Five discoveries that caught our eye

Artifacts from Tel Hadid marvelously match the biblical account of Assyria’s deportation practice.

What artifacts show us about the city—before it became the capital of Israel

There was a time when Iran’s leaders supported the Jews and Jewish statehood.

The remarkable new discovery of a Middle Bronze Age ivory comb inscription from Lachish

Another major media piece reviews the historicity of King David. We review the conclusions.

The first time an inscription has surfaced bearing the name of a biblical judge

Rare First Temple period seal impression provides first proof of one of King Josiah’s aides.

The earliest evidence of bronze production in Israel with links to Edom’s surge in copper production

New radiocarbon evidence lays to rest minimalism’s low chronology attempt to redate King Solomon’s city into the ninth century B.C.E.

The founding of the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is complete.

A reanalysis of two bullae calls into question the dismissal that they are forgeries.

Nearly 2,800 years ago, a megaquake shook ancient Israel. So says the Bible—and so says a mountain of archaeological evidence. And could it really have been prophesied in advance?

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

The contents of a wooden box reveal a dramatic snapshot of the Maccabean Revolt.

The connection between Jerusalem archaeology and a tiny college in America’s heartland