An inscription on an altar pedestal from the temple in Ataroth provides evidence for the Moabite conquest of the city. Christopher Rollston wrote more technical preliminary account in 2013. A journal article was published about the altar and another about the temple in the current issue of Levant.
“Archaeologists have discovered two ancient, unlooted chamber tombs dating from the Late Mycenaean period, (1400 – 1200 BC), near Nemea in the Peloponnesian Peninsula.”
“Located about 560 kilometers northwest of Cairo, Siwa Oasis is home to one of the most important burial sites dating to Dynasty 26, ‘The Mountain of the Dead.’”
The Tunisian government is bulldozing houses built over archaeological remains of Carthage, lest it lose its World Heritage status.
Ancient pottery is valuable for many things, including the preservation of the potter’s fingerprints.
Can you think of “three things in Susa that Esther likely saw”?
Wayne Stiles looks at the relationship between rain and the prayer of the righteous.
The Institute of Biblical Culture has some new courses lined up for the fall, and you can receive a 20% discount with the code “photos.”
The Albright Institute will be providing up to $200,000 in fellowships and awards for next year.
Mathematicians, have you heard of the “Josephus problem”?
HT: Agade, Alexander Schick, Joseph Lauer
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The ANE article about fingerprints provides Bronze Age examples from Syria. Here's a photo of one near a seal impression on a Judahite jar-handle from the time of King Hezekiah. When I photographed it in 2003, it was in the private collection of Mike Welch, but I think it's currently in storage at the museum of the Bible in DC. It's mesmerizing to think that this person likely saw, & possibly spoke with that king and/or the great prophet Isaiah.