What two recently discovered coins reveal about two vastly different periods in Judah

A biblical conundrum sometimes characterized as killing the early Exodus and conquest theory. Does it?

Another find from the period of the Maccabees—right before Hanukkah

‘For the Redemption of Zion’

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.

Genetics reveal early man’s ‘promiscuity’—just as the Bible confirms.

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

What it’s like to volunteer on the Ophel excavation

A major coin hoard from the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule—1,670 years ago

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

Evidence of the final moments of Jewish rule in Jerusalem

But who was Eleazar, exactly?

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

The world of archaeological reporting is full of ‘fake news.’ Here’s how to sort the truth from the fiction.

The newly discovered, exceptionally rare inscription of an exceptionally common name

When Professor Garfinkel and his team uncovered a large Davidic city at Khirbet Qeiyafa, they changed the narrative about ancient Israel’s greatest king.

Dr. Eilat Mazar’s spectacular discovery of the Ophel treasure assemblage