Recent excavations of a pyramid-like structure south of Masada suggest that it was a Hellenistic fortress that was later reused as a monumental tomb.
Excavations at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have uncovered the presence of a garden in approximately the first century.
A monastery and farmhouse have been discovered and excavated at a site north of Beersheba. The underlying journal articles are published in ‘Atiqot.
“A 1,200-year-old clay jug painted in bright colors and ringed with camels and a mystery beast was unearthed by archaeologists at the Horvat Anim site in the Yatir Forest.” There are more photos here.
Aren Maeir visited Tel Ashdod to see the new excavations which will lead to a restoration of the six-chambered gate.
Scott Stripling explains what they have found in the favissa at Shiloh on Digging for Truth.
The IAA is not giving into the Western Wall Rabbi’s demand to return the 5-ton stone to its original location.
Zoom lecture on April 2: “Political Landscapes in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age,” by Andrea Titolo and Alessio Palmisano (Zoom link; recording will be available a few days later on YouTube)
Recently declassified CIA documents reveal that an experiment was conducted in 1988 to locate the ark of the covenant.
HT: Agade, Gordon Franz, Ted Weis, Explorator
