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Archaeologists have published a report that they have discovered a “massive Iron II temple complex” at Moza, in use from 900 to 600 BC.
An Egyptian anchor discovered off the coast near Haifa is now on display at the Israel Museum. The impressive artifact features hieroglyphics and images.
Excavations at Tel Tsaf in the Jordan Valley have uncovered homes and food silos made of mudbrick and preserved since the Neolithic period.
“Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled 16 ancient Egyptian tombs filled with sarcophagi and other artifacts from a vast burial ground” near Minya in central Egypt.
Israeli researchers have successfully grown six trees from seeds discovered at the sites of Masada, Qumran, and Wadi Makkuk. The seeds date to the 4th century BC to the 2nd century AD, and like their predecessor Methuselah, they have been given biblical names. Photos here.
Shlomit Bechar argues that the Hazor complexes with standing stones were part of a “ruin cult.”
A professor has found a technique to solve quadratic equations that the ancient Babylonians used.
Laerke Recht takes a look at human sacrifices in the ancient Near East.
War has devastated a museum in Maaret al-Numa, Syria known for its Roman and Byzantine-era mosaics.
A terrorist near St. Anne’s Church fired shots toward the Temple Mount, wounding a policeman.
USA Today is having a contest for the Best Religious Museum in the USA. Nominees include the Museum of the Bible, the Ark Encounter, and the Biblical History Center.
The latest video in the “Life Lessons from Israel” is a 6-minute devotional video on Megiddo.
Upcoming events at the Albright Institute include a lecture by Israel Finkelstein on the excavations at Kiriath Jearim.
After renovations to steps and railings, the Ramparts Walk from the Damascus Gate to the Lions Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem has re-opened.
Agrippa II is the subject of Bryan Windle’s latest archaeological biography.
HT: Agade, Joseph Lauer, Ted Weis, Charles Savelle
