New radiocarbon evidence lays to rest minimalism’s low chronology attempt to redate King Solomon’s city into the ninth century B.C.E.

The question is, why?

Recounting my time with Jerusalem’s queen of archaeology

aiba’s Christopher Eames presents the first full accounting of Jerusalem inscriptions from the Iron ii period at the distinguished “Epigraphy in Judah” conference in Jerusalem.

You’ve read about them—now you can see them.

A preposterous question, surely. But perhaps you have noticed the artistic depictions. What does the biblical passage that they are derived from really mean?

The biblical city of Ai was one of three cities that met a fiery demise when the Israelites conquered the Promised Land: “So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap …” (Joshua 8:28). Over the years, archaeologists have proposed a few sites as being biblical Ai. One such site is Khirbet al-Maqatir. Al-Maqatir was excavated by the Associates for Biblical Research for 14 seasons. This small site conforms with a number of key parameters for Joshua’s Ai. In today’s interview, which was recorded in May, Let the Stones Speak co-host Christopher Eames speaks with Abigail Van Huss, one of the site’s excavators, about the history of the site and its identification as Ai.

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

Or, all but. According to a new study, it’s about as good as done—representing a huge boon for archaeologists and historians (with an interesting link to the Bible).

So says one expert. But just how ‘rare’ are biblically significant archaeological discoveries?

A small, inconspicuous artifact, for which there is more than meets the eye

The Bible records the existence of iron chariots before the Iron Age. Is it possible?

The 3,300-year-old evidence for the establishment of an Israelite tribe

Has the original despot been discovered?

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

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

An infamous number from the New Testament book of Revelation, but it is also found in the Hebrew Bible. Does it carry the same negative connotations?

Archaeological proof of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem

Archaeological discovery indicates the Israelite King Menahem of Samaria paid gold and silver to Tiglath-Pileser III in an attempt to appease Assyrian aggression.