Archaeologists found Egyptian artifacts from the Late Kingdom period in a cave in southern Israel near Kibbutz Lahav.
Arad would like to become a tourist destination in southern Israel.
A researcher believes that the famous “Meidum Geese” painting from ancient Egypt is actually a modern fake.
Now is a good time to visit Egypt.
The 2,000-year-old date palm known as Methuselah has turned out to be male, but there is hope that another seed may produce a female plant. The scientist would like to produce an orchard of ancient date palm trees.
A large Iron Age fortification has been discovered at Ashdod-Yam, the port of the ancient Philistine city of Ashdod.
Eisenbrauns is having a big sale on excavation reports, including works on Ashkelon, Tel Malhata, Megiddo, Tell el-Borg, Timnah, and Dothan.
Tel Burna – The Late Bronze and Iron Age Remains after Five Seasons, by Chris McKinny, Deborah Cassuto, and Itzhaq Shai.
New from Zondervan: The Most Significant People, Places, and Events in the Bible: A Quickview Guide, by Christopher Hudson.
Larry G. Herr favorably reviews Biblical Lachish, by David Ussishkin.
A £2 million statue looted from Cyrenaica, Libya, was confiscated upon entry to the UK.
A new video shows ISIS destroying Iraq’s UNESCO World Heritage city of Hatra.
The British Museum has proposed lending the Elgin Marbles to Greece.
They’re using drones in Jordan to track the looting of ancient tombs.
Test your knowledge of Bible numbers with the BAR Anniversary Bible Quiz.
HT: Charles Savelle, Agade, Joseph Lauer, Ted Weis
