A three-millennia-old offering to Zeus—and a link to the infamous deity of the Bible, Baal

This is the first discovery of the biblical status symbol in northern Europe.

Lessons Iran’s ayatollahs could learn from their ancestors

New technology being utilized in the City of David

Excavation update

A sign of Jewish continuity in Jerusalem—even when Jews were prohibited from entering

“Governor of the city” discovered in Jerusalem Old City excavation.

When Professor Garfinkel and his team uncovered a large Davidic city at Khirbet Qeiyafa, they changed the narrative about ancient Israel’s greatest king.

Evidence for an ancient biblical Assyrian title

What the Prophet Ezekiel—and archaeology—reveals about ancient Babylonian divination

A massive trove of discoveries found during a survey of Judean Desert caves—including the first such biblical scroll discovered in 60 years.

A Hebrew ostracon provides proof of the enigmatic region of Ophir.

New archaeological discovery in Jerusalem adds to evidence of King Josiah’s reign.

The researchers describe it as a revolutionary biblical discovery. Critics claim nothing to see here—or if anything, criminal activity. But we haven’t even seen the official report yet …

Five discoveries that caught our eye

A journey of three seal stamps, of twisted floors and belligerent Ammonites, from seventh-century b.c.e. Edom all the way to the 20th-century antiquities market

First it was King Hezekiah, then Isaiah the prophet. Now evidence has been discovered of another royal official from the same time period.

The Holy Land is full of holy stones, and so is the Bible. What does archaeology say?

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

Evidence indicates there was an authority over Israelite metallurgy. Was it David and Solomon?

How archaeological discoveries from Judah’s ‘first city’ correspond with biblical history

The newly discovered remains of a cremated Greek ‘companion’—and her magnificent mirror

A recent three-month excavation raises more ruins of ancient Jerusalem.

A reanalysis of two bullae calls into question the dismissal that they are forgeries.