IAA Press Release: “An Impressive Byzantine Period Monastery with a Spectacular Mosaic Floor was Exposed at the Entrance to Hura in the Northern Negev.” The high-res photos are here.
Exploring Bible Lands draws attention to the unique site known by some as the “Cove of the Sower.”
If you want to read just one review on the Noah movie, I’d recommend this one by Brian Mattson.
Eric Cline is interviewed on The Book and the Spade about his new book 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed. (Direct link to mp3 here.)
Logos is offering a 9-volume set on the Archaeology of Rome.
A new translation of the Tempest Stela suggests that the Thera eruption dates to the reign of pharaoh Ahmose.
Daily Mail: Archaeologists race to secure ancient burial site of three Egyptian kings that will make the treasure of Tutankhamun’s tomb look like a ‘display in Woolworths’
Haaretz: Ancient rock art is hidden all over the Negev.
The Associated Press suggests five free things to do in Tel Aviv.
On his recent trip to Israel, Wayne Stiles created 11 360-degree images of biblical sites.
He also has recommendations on great resources to get after your trip to Israel.
HT: Charles Savelle, Jack Sasson, Joseph Lauer
Photographs by Skyview Company, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
