“Whoever wore it was certainly affluent.”

One of the earliest coins ever discovered in Israel

Another find from the period of the Maccabees—right before Hanukkah

Ash-coated mikveh from the final days of the Second Temple Period

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

Where did this famous medical symbol come from?

The inspiring story of one man’s love for Israel

An interview with Prof. Naama Yahalom-Mack

Lending an ear to one of history’s most advanced and impactful cultures

Biblical archaeology connects the past with the present—and the future.

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

An archaeology principle for everyday life

Why are humans so physically unique among the animal kingdom?

What does archaeology tell us?

Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Anatolia there were—but Hittites in second millennium b.c.e. Canaan?

Eight large ostrich eggs discovered at an ancient nomadic campsite

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.

Amateur diver discovered his second Crusader sword in five years.

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

The recent death of one of Israel’s great archaeologists—and a warm friend of our namesake, Herbert W. Armstrong