A new discovery highlights the biblical account of ancient Israel’s size.

A rare name in the Bible and archaeology (for good reason)

A recent study conclusively shows that tin used for bronze production in Israel during the Bronze Age came from Cornwall.

Recent discoveries in Egypt shine light on what appears to be a remarkable parallel.

An ancient Babylonian clay prism confirms two biblical kings and the accuracy of the Bible narrative.

Archaeological proof of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem

An accidental grass fire engulfs Tel Gezer.

If so, what was he doing in the east Sinai outpost of Kuntillet Ajrud?

The earliest evidence of bronze production in the southern Levant—with links to Edom’s surge in copper production

A recently unearthed trove of bullae provide evidence for what happened to a number of Israelites who escaped the Assyrian captivity.

What a miniature discovery says about a Herculean hero

Over a century of excavations at Tel Megiddo have finally unearthed a construction layer from the late seventh century B.C.E. and with it the largest assemblage of Egyptian pottery ever discovered in the southern Levant. This is at the precise time the Bible says King Josiah traveled to Megiddo to war against Egypt. On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal talks about the new discovery as well as the broader biblical context for King Josiah’s last stand at Megiddo.

Proof of divine inspiration of the Scriptures?

Biblical archaeology connects the past with the present—and the future.

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

Archaeological discoveries are often used to ‘fact check’ the biblical account. This time the roles are reversed: A dramatic claim on an artifact was dismissed as ‘scribal error.’ Was it? What does the Bible say?

Amateur diver discovered his second Crusader sword in five years.

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

A rare archaeological find in an unlikely climate

Archaeology brings the Bible to life with this epigraph of Moabite history.

From the biggest of shipwrecks to the smallest of pendants—here’s our list of 2024’s greatest hits in biblical archaeology.

Could this developing research help end some of the most contentious archaeological debates?