An enormous refuse pit from the Byzantine period was recently excavated near Apollonia-Arsuf.
A large Crusader hospital in the Muristan of Jerusalem’s Old City has recently been revealed to the public following recent excavations and renovations. The project is covered by other new sources including the Jerusalem Post.
Grave robbers are taking advantage of Egypt’s political mayhem to loot the tombs of Saqqara, Dashur, Luxor, and Aswan.
Sean Freyne passed away on Monday.
The Kindle version of the Holman Bible Atlas is on sale for $4.74.
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A group of Samaritan oil lamps found near Apollonia-Arsuf. Photograph by Pavel Shargo, courtesy of the Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University.