Archaeologists in Jerusalem recently discovered a massive Hanukkah-era wall from an ancient power struggle between Hasmonean ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

Reconstructing history often demands more than reading ancient texts or uncovering ruins. By integrating archaeomagnetic research with archaeology, scientists have uncovered new insights into the ...

Ritual artifacts belonging to the Canaanites, an ancient people referenced in the Old Testament, were recently found in Israel — along with a 5,000-year-old winepress. The Israel Antiquities Authority ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...

Texts from the ancient Near East tell of powerful neighbors—Egyptians, Arameans, Assyrians, and Babylonians—attacking the lands of Israel and Judah. Some archaeological ruins align neatly with these ...

Eilat Mazar is unafraid to claim archaeological finds of biblical proportions. When the ribbon was cut to dedicate Jerusalem's newest archaeological attraction last summer, Eilat Mazar stood among the ...

An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archeology at Simon Fraser University in the spring of 2024. This email was from a thrift shop, Thrifty Boutique in ...