An update on the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology

Beware the lens of presentism.

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

Snapshot of a city moments before destruction

Is this the earliest reference to the tribe of Judah?

‘For the Redemption of Zion’

Ophel excavation yields only the third such coin ever found in Jerusalem.

Is this classic account of creation limited only to Genesis?

Is the criticism warranted? And why the level of vehemence?

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

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

One of the earliest coins ever discovered in Israel

An interview with Prof. Michael Langlois

Roman- and Mamluk-era shipwrecks yield fascinating finds.

An exceptionally rare coin inscribed with, ‘Holy Jerusalem’

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

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

Excavating the time of David and beyond at Abel Beth Maacah

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

A lesson for us all from the Tel Dan Stele

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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.