A look at the oldest biblical texts ever discovered

From the Nile to the Ophel: Fragment of a late second millennium B.C.E. letter from Egypt’s pharaoh to Jerusalem’s king

What the Prophet Ezekiel—and archaeology—reveals about ancient Babylonian divination

Pollen analysis reveals a long, devastating region-wide drought and food shortage—matching up with the biblical account of the book of Ruth.

How archaeological discoveries from an impressive border fortress compare to biblical history.

Findings from a new corpus of Jerusalem’s Iron Age II/First Temple Period inscriptions

An alternative theory to the Documentary Hypothesis, relating to the earliest composition of the Bible

It’s a commonly cited name for the area between the City of David and the Temple Mount. But what does this enigmatic word really mean?

A 3,800-year-old mudbrick passageway provides key information about the spread of such arches to the southern Levant.

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

The excavation season begins at the Ophel, Jerusalem. Follow the excavation blog for regular updates.

In December, Let the Stones Speak co-host Christopher Eames interviewed Zachi Dvira. In this first installment of the interview, Dvira discusses the history of the project, as well as some details about where the project stands today.

The ‘most natural thing in the world’—and for scientists, a real dilemma

An inside look at the character of the extraordinary woman behind the finds

A cautionary tale for those who would so quickly use arguments from silence to discredit events mentioned in the Bible

In this second installment of our two-part series, we retrace the Israelites’ journey into the southern Sinai Peninsula—to Jabal Musa.

‘Dr. Mazar, I presume?’

Strongman of legend—and actual history?

What does archaeology tell us?

An enigmatic Bible romance that preceded the Bible romance