Two royal, yet sickly, brothers. One horrifying cranial surgery. And: earliest evidence of leprosy?

It’s not what she’s uncovering that rankles scholarly critics—it’s that her findings confirm the biblical narrative.

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

The first time an inscription has surfaced bearing the name of a biblical judge

Another major media piece reviews the historicity of King David. We review the conclusions.

An ancient cultic site gives a new window into early urbanization in Israel.

Archaeological evidence confirms the biblical text and the message of Jeremiah.

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

How was the world’s strongest army defeated in six weeks?

What was the fearsome biblical ‘leviathan’? Could it be a terrifying sea creature discovered in the sands of the Near East—a beast whose scientific name aptly translates to ‘King Lizard’?

Can we know exactly when Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were on the scene?

Did you know that our modern English alphabet is derived from the same one used by the ancient Israelites? (Part 3)

A doggedly consistent theme among the classical accounts—and an interesting biblical (and archaeological) parallel

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

Debate over events aside, the detailed, eyewitness-style, Egyptianized language within the Torah points clearly to an Israelite experience in Egypt.

So use on Noah’s ark should have been no problem

Winter rains reveal a buried gem.

Scriptural phrases that have been confirmed in the archaeological record

Beneath an otherwise seemingly obvious biblical passage lies a much more sinister meaning, as revealed by archaeology.

Where are the bodies?

What does archaeology tell us?