Levant Biblical Archaeology

A 1,500-year-old mosaic uncovered in ancient Smyrna—one of the seven churches addressed in Revelation—features geometric patterns, floral designs, and...

A rare silver-plated coin minted in Salamis, Cyprus, around 450 BCE and found on Ashdod Beach provides direct evidence of maritime commerce linking...

The Egypt-Hittite struggle offers key context for Exodus, Canaan conquest, and Judges narratives.

• Bible references both empires as dominant powers...

Viewing the authentic Isaiah Scroll evokes awe at its preservation since ~150 BCE. Discovered in 1947 just before Israel's rebirth, it stands as a...

• Sebastia contains Iron Age layers as the biblical capital Samaria of Israel’s Northern Kingdom
• The site also marks the traditional burial place of...

A November 2023 radiocarbon study dates Gezer's monumental Stratum 8 to the 10th century BCE, matching the exact period when Scripture credits King...

A five-letter inscription spelling the biblical name “Jerubbaal” or “Yeruba’al” was uncovered on a jug at Lachish, dated to the 12th or 11th century BCE. This find offers direct evidence of the name in ancient Israel during the Judges period.

A strong year for biblical archaeology, especially finds tied to early periods and Jerusalem.

• Patriarchal currency: Silver hoards from the Middle...

The first Judean Pillar Figurine mold discovered in Jerusalem strengthens evidence that many of the capital's 500-plus examples were made locally from...

• Mount Ebal altar: Zertal excavated a 30-by-23-foot stone structure with ramp that he identifies as Joshua's altar from Deuteronomy and Joshua.
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The discovery of the first Judean Pillar Figurine mold in Jerusalem provides direct proof that at least some of these common household objects were...

Civil Administration’s Archaeology Unit leads efforts against rampant looting in the West Bank.

• Massive seizure in Jordan Valley nets ~400 coins,...

A rare early-3rd-century mosaic of river god Eurymedon was uncovered at Aspendos on Theater Street, just miles from biblical Perga where Paul traveled...

Islamic State looting has inadvertently revealed the residence of biblical kings Sennacherib and Esarhaddon in Iraq, found in tunnels beneath a ruined...

The Isaiah Scroll, preserved for nearly 2,000 years in a Dead Sea cave, closely matches the Masoretic Text with only minor spelling differences,...

The Iron Age temple complex at Khirbat Ataruz, likely biblical Ataroth, reveals a major cultic center east of the Dead Sea whose violent...

Sebastia, with over 3,000 years of layered history including its biblical role as Samaria, was added to the World Heritage List under emergency...

A rare silver-plated siglos coin minted in Salamis, Cyprus, around 450 BCE surfaced on Ashdod beach—the first of its kind found in Israel. Researchers...

Archaeologists uncovered a self-sustaining Hyksos-era settlement at Tell el-Koua in Wadi Tumilat with mudbrick tombs, grain silos, kilns, and daily...

A First Temple period mold for Judean Pillar Figurines was found at the Kishle site near Jaffa Gate—the first such production tool identified in...