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

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.

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

A 1,900-year-old Jewish ‘souvenir’ of a Roman legionary

Snapshot of a city moments before destruction

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

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

A special coin (produced at the temple itself?) found by a young sifting project volunteer

A lesson for us all from the Tel Dan Stele

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

Dr. Eilat Mazar completes an archaeological journey spanning almost two centuries.

Roman- and Mamluk-era shipwrecks yield fascinating finds.

Growing evidence of Jerusalem as a thriving city in the third century B.C.E.

An exceptionally rare coin inscribed with, ‘Holy Jerusalem’

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

2,500 years after his reign, a handful of archaeological discoveries bring this biblical governor of Samaria back to life.

Join AIBA, the Israel Antiquities Authority and other select partners on an archaeological journey to the core of ancient Jerusalem.

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

A remarkable trove of Hellenistic Period remains emerges from the region of Nahal Zohar.

New research reveals the robust use of biblically attested currency, 500 years earlier than scholars originally thought.