The nymphaeum in downtown Amman has reopened to the public.
A Palestinian was caught trying to smuggle 70 ancient coins from Jordan into the West Bank.
Another man was arrested for trying to smuggle two tetradrachm from the time of Alexander the Great out of Gaza.
The Guardian posts a review of the “I am Ashurbanipal” exhibit that opened this week at the British Museum.
The British Museum Shop offers a number of interesting items related to the Ashurbanipal exhibit.
The Vatican Museums are considering putting a daily cap on the number of visitors.
A new festschrift honors Aren Maier: Tell it in Gath: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Israel.
Ada Yardeni’s final book, The National Hebrew Script, is now available for pre-order at Carta.
New from Baylor University Press: Magdala of Galilee: A Jewish City in the Hellenistic and Roman Period, edited by Richard Bauckham.
The Land and the Book audio program visits the Oriental Institute Museum.
Scott Stripling, Scott Lanser, and Henry Smith discuss “Relating the Bible to Archaeology” in the latest episode of Digging for Truth.
Flash floods in Jordan killed 12 and forced the evacuation of 4,000 in Petra. Here’s another video and several more showing the deadly torrent.
HT: Agade, Joseph Lauer, Explorator, Charles Savelle, Ted Weis, Paleojudaica, Alexander Schick
