Two bullae shine a light on the accuracy of the biblical account.

From the Nile to the Ophel: Fragment of a late second millennium B.C.E. letter from Egypt’s pharaoh to Jerusalem’s king

Looking back 40 years on from the death of our namesake—and why his legacy is important

After a four-year hiatus, we recently renewed archaeological excavations on the Ophel.

The first-and-only bulla belonging to a king of Judah or Israel ever found in archaeological excavations

The multi-phase project to resurrect the history of the Ophel is now underway—and you can support this most-important enterprise!

If so, were they the glorious kings the Bible describes, or just small-time chieftains?

And the second within a single year

Co-director of the Ophel Excavations in Jerusalem delivers a lecture at Armstrong Auditorium on the campus of Herbert W. Armstrong College

Excavating the time of David and beyond at Abel Beth Maacah

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

Ophel excavation yields only the third such coin ever found in Jerusalem.

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

What does archaeology tell us?

50 years after we discovered the last ones

Uncovered a decade ago, this exquisite gold object is perhaps the best evidence yet for a Phoenician presence in Jerusalem at the time of Solomon.

It’s a commonly cited name for the area between the City of David and the Temple Mount. But what does this enigmatic word really mean?

A monumental discovery reshapes our understanding of ancient Jerusalem.

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

What does archaeology tell us?

Is the criticism warranted? And why the level of vehemence?

Just a few centimeters beneath modern debris, and there it was—a hoard of golden treasure.