A glazed ceramic head from Tel Abel Beth Maacah that dates to the 9th century BC went on display last week at the Israel Museum.
Scholars have mapped ancient Gerasa using aerial photography and airborne laser scanning.
“For the first time ever, archaeologists have been able to cast the complete figure of a horse that perished in the volcanic eruption at Pompeii.” Several horses were found in the stable, apparently unable to evacuate in time.
A newly unearthed house at Pompeii has many colorful frescoes of animals and has been dubbed the “House of Dolphins.”
A tourist was caught trying to steal some pottery and marble from a house in Pompeii.
A skeleton discovered in northern Italy may provide the second known archaeological evidence of Roman crucifixion.
The ancient Greek city of Bargylia in southeastern Turkey is now up for sale for $8.3 million.
The Levantine Ceramics Project is a crowd-sourced tool designed to make it easier for archaeologists to share information about all things ceramic.
The Getty Museum has acquired a fine, 2nd-century AD Roman marble portrait bust of a man.
A Roman mosaic stolen from Syria was seized at the Palmdale, California, residence of the accused smuggler.
“Armstrong International Cultural Foundation will host the world premiere of ‘Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered,’ an archaeological exhibition, from June 10 through Aug. 19.”
Scholars in Israel using radiocarbon dating for the Iron Age may have a faulty calibration curve.
“We are pleased at the University of Bologna to announce the creation of the new didactic channel in English language ‘OrientLab’ on YouTube.com, which has educational purposes for the archaeological community working in the Near East and beyond. The OrientLab videos intend to serve as a guide for beginners on specific topics.”
The “first-century fragment of Mark” that has long been rumored about has been published and dated to the second or third centuries. Though not as early as hoped, it is still likely the earliest copy of Mark’s gospel.
The video interview of Cyrus Gordon now has an indexed transcript. (I found watching the interview worth my time, and I’m grateful now to have a transcript.)
The contents of the July/August issue of Biblical Archaeology Review is online.
Here is an updated list of all the free Loeb volumes.
BibleWorks is closing.
Philip Davies, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sheffield, died on Thursday.
HT: Joseph Lauer, Agade, Ted Weis, Charles Savelle
