A chronicle told by the Bible, corroborated by archaeology

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.

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) safeguards the history of Israel. We’ve had the opportunity to work closely with the lAA on many projects over the years. Most recently, we’ve been working with Dr. Amit Re’em, the lAA director of Jerusalem district archaeology. Re’em is a man who has been “working, exploring, writing on ancient Jerusalem for more than 30 years.” In today’s interview, Let the Stones Speak co-host Christopher Eames interviews Re’em about his background in archaeology and his role at the Israel Antiquities Authority.

‘Show and Tell’ from the current Ophel Excavations in Jerusalem

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

Originally thought to have been imported, an ingenious method of analysis reveals a high-quality alabaster originating in ancient Israel.

Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the tower of Babel. Is this true?

A once-in-a-lifetime discovery of a pendant thought to belong to a relative of King Richard III

Talking with the City of David Foundation about an excavation two decades in the making

A shrine, a winepress and a ritual libation set found at Megiddo prove early wine production and reveal Canaanite ritual practice in the Bronze Age.

A look at the city-planning of four 3,000-year-old cities with Prof. Yosef Garfinkel

How Oklahoma became a destination for some of Israel’s most precious artifacts

Following where the evidence leads

Celebrating the arrival of the Tel Dan Stele to the ‘Kingdom of David and Solomon Discovered’

Was this the conduit through which Joab wrested Jerusalem from the Jebusites?

A new study shows that this grand gate’s layers were constructed by one king—Nebuchadnezzar II—not long after he destroyed Jerusalem.

An inscription that confirms the biblical account of Ahaz’s tribute to Tiglath-Pileser III

The team from Hebrew University and the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is about to start excavations again in the royal quarter of ancient Jerusalem - the Ophel. This follows on a successful 2022 season where the team began to uncover a monumental building from 2000 years ago at the foot of the southern Temple Mount wall. On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal talks with excavation director Prof. Uzi Leibner in his office at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem about the significance of the upcoming Ophel dig.

An exclusive interview with researcher Stephen Compton

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