Why I believe Eilat Mazar will be remembered as one of the greatest archaeologists of all time

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

A recently unearthed trove of bullae provide evidence for what happened to a number of Israelites who escaped the Assyrian captivity.

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The archaeological record of two cities gives us insight into one of Israel’s most influential personalities.

Archaeology in Jerusalem is often unfairly demonized by agenda-driven journalists as the work of ‘Zionists’ in opposition to Palestinians. This could not be further from the truth—as the Mazar excavations in particular attest.

A rare name in the Bible and archaeology (for good reason)

How archaeological discoveries from an impressive border fortress compare to biblical history.

Five discoveries that caught our eye

A 2,700-year-old toilet discovered in a mansion on the outskirts of the capital

It wasn’t what Dr. Mazar uncovered that rankled scholarly critics—it was that her findings matched the biblical narrative.

Parallel practices, festivals, clothing, symbols, ritual sites—and evidence of migration

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

Bible translations and commentaries mis-transliterated it—then wondered why they couldn’t understand it. Enter the “dean of biblical archaeologists” ….

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

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

A new discovery highlights the biblical account of ancient Israel’s size.

An inspiring overview of the world’s most important and famous city

The new discovery of a length of Jerusalem’s defensive wall that was standing at the time of the Babylonian invasion

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

Archaeologists identify remains in the City of David as belonging to the infamous biblical catastrophe.

A stunning new report adds archaeological evidence to support the biblical account of an Edomite state directly preceding the establishment of Israel.