In praise of one of history’s most literary and eternally influential cultures

Kadesh? Qarqar? Thermopylae? The Bible’s account is largely descriptive of events relating to ancient Israel. But certain verses also hint at these famous events happening throughout the surrounding ancient world.

A discovery of several dozen beautifully carved architectural elements from the time of the Judean kings

A remarkable discovery, if the official assessment is true—but we are left with more questions than answers.

Tel Motza hosted a pagan shrine displaying a Canaanite deity—a find characterized as ‘surprising.’ Here’s why it’s not.

This is the first discovery of the biblical status symbol in northern Europe.

Far from it—hidden biblical insight into the early Philistines reveals remarkable corroboration to the historical picture.

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

Few could have matched the prodigious work ethic of Dr. Eilat Mazar—except, perhaps, her sister.

You’ve heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Have you heard of the Ketef Hinnom Scrolls, which are centuries older and just as extraordinary?

One of the world’s greatest empires has a rich history in the Bible and archaeology.

Car-size rodents, elephant-size sloths, dinosaur-size elephants: How Pleistocene megafauna relate to the peculiar biblical antediluvian period

Did Moses really write the Torah? Or was it written by Jewish authors centuries, if not a millennium, later?

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

Few could have matched the prodigious work ethic of Dr. Eilat Mazar—except, perhaps, her sister.

It turns out many of our “new” scientific discoveries were actually always right under our noses—in the Bible.

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

The ancient Habiru battled their way through Canaan during the 14th century b.c.e. Who were these people?

Did King Solomon build the Ophel gatehouse?

An overview of 2021’s most egregious (and occasionally hilarious) claims of archaeology ‘disproving’ the Bible

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