Leen Ritmeyer has written an informative and well-illustrated post on the significance of Shiloh and the recent excavations. Ritmeyer’s reconstruction drawings are available for purchase in his image library, including his new drawing of Shiloh.
A government committee in Jerusalem has authorized the construction of a cable car to the Dung Gate.
A $37 million visitors’ center has been opened at the Huleh Valley Nature Reserve.
Anthony Ferguson shares 5 surprising details about the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Weston Fields’ history.
“The only project agreed on by Israel and Jordan that could possibly, in the foreseeable future, help save the Dead Sea from further shrinkage is stuck in a byzantine web of politics, bilateral tensions and Israeli foot-dragging.” This is a well-researched article on a subject frequently in the news.
Excavations have resumed at Tell Ziraa in Jordan, with the recent discovery of an Iron Age house with several dozen loom weights.
Colin Cornell considers whether the Jews living in Elephantine worshipped a goddess in addition to Yahweh.
Egyptian authorities have announced the discovery of a cemetery in Ismailia that dates to the Roman, Greek, and pre-dynastic eras.
The October issue of the Newsletter of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is online.
History Magazine has the story of how Howard Carter almost missed King Tut’s tomb.
“Two vast reproduction Assyrian statues were unveiled in Iraq on Thursday as part of a project designed to restore the cultural heritage of Mosul.”
Wayne Stiles explains the significance of the Arch of Titus and the relevance of an olive tree planted beside it.
“A team of international scholars versed in culinary history, food chemistry and cuneiform studies has been recreating dishes from the world’s oldest-known recipes.”
In a 10-minute video, David McClister explains who Flavius Josephus was.
On sale for Kindle:
- Jesus and Temple: Textual and Archaeological Explorations, edited by James H. Charlesworth ($5)
- A Week in the Life of Corinth, by Ben Witherington III ($5)
Tim Bulkeley has died. He began his biblioblog in 2004 and was a regular encouragement to me over the years. He will be missed.
HT: Agade, Charles Savelle, Keith Keyser
