A small, inconspicuous artifact, for which there is more than meets the eye

A new venture will allow the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology to reach more of our friends in Israel.

Recounting my time with Jerusalem’s queen of archaeology

The team from Hebrew University and the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is about to start excavations again in the royal quarter of ancient Jerusalem - the Ophel. This follows on a successful 2022 season where the team began to uncover a monumental building from 2000 years ago at the foot of the southern Temple Mount wall. On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal talks with excavation director Prof. Uzi Leibner in his office at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem about the significance of the upcoming Ophel dig.

Why are humans so physically unique among the animal kingdom?

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The book of Esther contains one of the most riveting and dramatic stories in the Bible. But is it true?

Biblical-period ‘tsori’ tree, long since extinct, has now been brought back to life.

Interview with excavation director Prof. Uzi Leibner

Talking with excavation director Prof. Uzi Leibner on the final day of our excavations

An interview with archaeologist Prof. Yosef Garfinkel

The biblical city of Ai was one of three cities that met a fiery demise when the Israelites conquered the Promised Land: “So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap …” (Joshua 8:28). Over the years, archaeologists have proposed a few sites as being biblical Ai. One such site is Khirbet al-Maqatir. Al-Maqatir was excavated by the Associates for Biblical Research for 14 seasons. This small site conforms with a number of key parameters for Joshua’s Ai. In today’s interview, which was recorded in May, Let the Stones Speak co-host Christopher Eames speaks with Abigail Van Huss, one of the site’s excavators, about the history of the site and its identification as Ai.

Interview with Dr. Daniel Vainstub

On February 25, the Kingdom of David and Solomon archaeological exhibit opened in Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond Oklahoma.

In 1968, Ambassador International Cultural Foundation Founder Herbert. W. Armstrong entered into a 50/50 joint partnership with Hebrew University to excavate the area just south of the Temple Mount.

An interview with archaeologist Prof. Yosef Garfinkel on the eve of new excavations