Archaeological proof of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem

A chronicle told by the Bible, validated by archaeology

Archaeology unearths historical fact—and proves the biblical record at the same time.

A 1,900-year-old Jewish ‘souvenir’ of a Roman legionary

The Bible provides a remarkable amount of information about King David’s sepulcher.

The newly discovered, exceptionally rare inscription of an exceptionally common name

A peculiar inscription matching the name of one of Israel’s most famous prophets

A dramatic numismatic snapshot of Byzantine history (including a veritable “time lapse” of the maturation of the empire’s princes!)

Quite a lot, it turns out

A compelling new study shows Jerusalem at the time of David and Solomon was more a bustling city than a quiet village.

The finds that caught our eye

Five discoveries that caught our eye

The slab fragment might not be much to look at. But even in fragmentary form, it shows that Judah’s kings also had ‘monumental’-style inscriptions …

Does archaeology confirm these officials really existed?

From the biggest of shipwrecks to the smallest of pendants—here’s our list of 2024’s greatest hits in biblical archaeology

From the biggest of shipwrecks to the smallest of pendants—here’s our list of 2024’s greatest hits in biblical archaeology.

Another exciting clay seal impression has been found in First Temple period Jerusalem.

If so, what was he doing in the east Sinai outpost of Kuntillet Ajrud?

Findings from a new corpus of Jerusalem’s Iron Age II/First Temple Period inscriptions

Some colorful highlights from the inaugural “International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research”

Investigating the people Israel encountered in the Promised Land

Is this the earliest reference to the tribe of Judah?

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

A revolutionary artifact with several lines of text ‘centuries older than any known Hebrew inscription from Israel’—and paralleling several scriptures regarding Israel’s entry into Canaan