A small clay tablet, history’s ‘earliest signature,’ beer, and a fierce auction fight

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

Where did it come from? The surprising origins of the universal seven-day rhythm of human life.

The biblical record has a lot to say about the ancient city of Shechem—and so does archaeology.

The Bible provides a remarkable amount of information about King David’s sepulcher.

‘That bitter and hasty nation’

Getting to know Africa’s great empire through the pages of the Bible and archaeology

Is this book a ‘free composition’ with ‘many exaggerations’?

The world of archaeological reporting is full of ‘fake news.’ Here’s how to sort the truth from the fiction.

New radiocarbon evidence lays to rest minimalism’s low chronology attempt to redate King Solomon’s city into the ninth century B.C.E.

Passover, certainly. But what about the peculiar Easter traditions—bunnies, painted eggs, hot cross buns? Several passages in the Hebrew Bible contain remarkable descriptions of what appear to be Easter practices. How could this be possible—centuries before the birth of Christianity?

We know what the Bible says. What does archaeology say?

Some argue that there is no biblical link between Nimrod and the Tower of Babel. Is there really no inherent association between man and building?

Even the seemingly unimportant finds validate the biblical record.

There are some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names.

Biblical clues into the fate of early Crete

Is this the earliest reference to the tribe of Judah?

Adding to the growing fund of archaeological evidence proving the existence of the Ammonite state

Some uncanny parallels among the Semitic rulers of Lower Egypt—right down to their individual names

A two-part series in defense of the traditional southern Sinai Peninsula site. In this first installment, we address the increasingly popular Saudi Arabia theory.

Assyrian inscriptions prove Israel’s deliverance from the Syrians through King Jehoash.

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