Category: Archaeology

October 30, 2008 Find of Ancient City Could Alter Notions of Biblical David By ETHAN BRONNER KHIRBET QEIYAFA, Israel – Overlooking the verdant Valley of Elah, where the Bible says David toppled…

First-Temple era tunnel found in Jerusalem Oct. 29, 2008 Etgar Lefkovits , THE JERUSALEM POST A water tunnel dating back to the First Temple era – but that might have been used…

Gilgamesh Games Antecedent of Olympic Games Based on original Mesopotamian and Greek source material there are a total of eleven major similarities discovered thus far that may show that the ancient Greek…

Great News from Jerusalem! Israel Antiquities Authority Press Office Press Release The Southern Wall of Jerusalem that Dates to the Time of the Hasmonean Dynasty was Discovered on Mount Zion (9/3/08) An…

http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2009/06/30/The-Woman-Who-Would-Be-King-National-Geographic-Review.aspx The Woman Who Would Be King: National Geographic Review Non-Technical – Jun 30, 2009 – by Col. (Ret.) David G. Hansen PhD Tags: exodus, hatshepsut, thutmosis, dynasty 18, moses Review of…

In Situ: The Seal Of Gedaliah? 31Jul08 The Jerusalem Post reports A seal impression belonging to a minister of the Biblical King Zedekiah which dates back 2,600 years has been uncovered completely…

Israeli Diver Discovers Ancient Amulet at Yavne by Hana Levi Julian A lifeguard diving at the Yavne-Yam antiquities site next to Palmachim beach, south of Tel-Aviv, unearthed a rare marble discus that…

10,000 sq.m. of Partho-Sasanian Site in Susa Destroyed to Build a Hotel 11 August 2008 LONDON, (CAIS) — The ancient city of Susa is renowned for its thousands of years of history…

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Return of the Kings By Bruce Bower Web edition : Monday, October 27th, 2008 Contested evidence from an ancient site may reunite archaeology with Biblical accounts of Kings David and Solomon MINING…