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

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

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.

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

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?