A Second Temple Period find you definitely wouldn’t want to lose

Archaeological proof of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem

A 3,300-year-old vessel laden with hundreds of Late Bronze Age Levantine storage vessels

Impossible odds?

Less than a week remains to see the the Tel Dan Stele on display at Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond, Oklahoma.

A world premiere exhibit presented by the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology, from Feb. 25, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2025

Members of Israel’s modern armed forces discover an outpost belonging to their ancient counterparts.

A consistent measurement in ancient vessels, with a connection to the biblical account

These artifacts depict the conquests—and almost conquests—of Assyrian King Sennacherib over the nation of Judah.

Another season has come to an end. Here is this year’s end-of-season slideshow.

A remarkable first-of-its-kind discovery, but the use remains a mystery.

“Whoever wore it was certainly affluent.”

On April 2, renewed excavation began in Jerusalem’s biblical royal quarter in preparation for reconstruction work to highlight the ancient city’s famed past. The three-to- four-week excavation is the first return to the area, known as the Ophel, since the excavations led by the late Dr. Eilat Mazar in 2009–2010. This current excavation is led by Hebrew University’s Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, staffed by the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology (AIBA) and funded by AIBA alongside Daniel Mintz and Meredith Berkman. On today’s program, host Christopher Eames interviews aiba staff member Brent Nagtegaal who was on the 2009 excavation and is helping coordinate the excavation this year.

Remarkable biological evidence for the Genesis account of the serpent

Recent excavations reveal an impressive Hasmonean wall was peacefully dismantled. Why?

Is the biblical description of “Philistines” prior to the 12th century B.C.E.—in fact, over half a millennium earlier—evidence of biblical fable? Many modern scholars believe it is. On today’s podcast, host Brent Nagtegaal interviews Christopher Eames to examine how the textual evidence from the Bible itself answers the question.

Ophel excavation co-director Prof. Uzi Leibner shows a new find from the first day of excavation.