He’s often identified with Ahmose I. Here’s a case for someone else, although not so far removed.

Before there was Samson, there was Shamgar: The archaeological evidence for the battles of the judges.

Archaeology corroborates the invasion of the earliest pharaoh named in the biblical account.

An interview with excavation director Dr. Scott Stripling

A small clay tablet, history’s ‘earliest signature,’ beer, and a fierce auction fight

It’s a key pillar to the late-date Exodus theory. Does it stand up to scrutiny?

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

An interview with Prof. Michael Langlois

A little tablet parallels Jeremiah’s account of a Babylonian general and his presence at the fall of Jerusalem.

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

Strongman of legend—and actual history?

How the late Dr. Eilat Mazar’s last-released discovery matches a first-century gift recorded in the Book of Matthew

It can change your view of the Bible.

Uncovered a decade ago, this exquisite gold object is perhaps the best evidence yet for a Phoenician presence in Jerusalem at the time of Solomon.

After three weeks of excavation, our work at Jerusalem’s royal quarter has ended. We had a successful and productive season in an area of the Ophel that has not been touched since Dr. Eilat Mazar’s 2009-2010 excavations. In today’s episode, Let the Stones Speak co-host Christopher Eames interviews excavation director Prof. Yosef Garfinkel about his perspective on the season and the future of the site.

A recently deciphered inscription adds color to the biblical account.

A peculiar inscription matching the name of one of Israel’s most famous prophets

Is this classic account limited only to Genesis?

The ‘oldest known gate’ found in the Holy Land

A 3,500-square-meter excavation area reveals just a slice of an enormous Jerusalem quarry that was in operation while the second temple was still standing.

Winter rains reveal a buried gem.

Once again, studies show that the United Monarchy of David and Solomon was an industrial powerhouse.