Parallel practices, festivals, clothing, symbols, ritual sites—and evidence of migration

How archaeological discoveries from the largest city in ancient Israel compare with biblical history.

The question is, why?

Where is biblical Ai? There are two primary theories; one contradicts the Bible.

Biblical clues into the fate of early Crete

Does a new pottery reading reveal the connection between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon?

What a mysterious gray Egyptian artifact in a German museum has to say about Israel’s(?) early history

Monumental ninth-century b.c.e. construction of an agricultural distribution center

A new study of a pithos inscription, found during the 2012 Ophel excavation, concludes that it contained incense from southern Arabia—paralleling the biblical account of the Queen of Sheba’s visit to Jerusalem.

Snails, stained pottery and the world’s most sought-after color

A story of confirmation and cross-corroboration—quite by accident

How ancient is the Bible, anyway? Which is more correct: traditional dating or revised, late scholarly dating?

Investigating the people Israel encountered in the Promised Land

Together, archaeology and biblical history tell the remarkable story of ancient Shiloh.

An inspiring overview of the world’s most important and famous city

They may not refer to specific biblical individuals—but even generic names help authenticate the account.

Last year, many exciting finds were unearthed, including a number of biblically significant artifacts.

An intact Ramesside-period underground tomb inadvertently revealed along Israel’s coast

Cherry-picking the biblical record would indicate the affirmative.

Does a treasure trove of ivories uncovered in ancient Samaria fit the biblical description of King Ahab’s ‘ivory house’?

New information sheds light on the pagan use of tattoos in Egypt.

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

A three-millennia-old offering to Zeus—and a link to the infamous deity of the Bible, Baal