Archaeology and History

The alphabet was invented around 1800 BC and was used by the Canaanites and later by most other languages in the world. Until recently, no meaningful Canaanite inscriptions had been discovered, save only two or three words here and there. Now an amazing discovery presents an entire sentence in al...

The book Jerusalem: An Illustrated Archeological Guide and Journal originated as a Master of Fine Arts thesis by Giselle Sarli Hasel at the Savannah College of Arts and Design in 2014 and has been expanded for this present publication. The book was co-written by Michael and Giselle Hasel and is...

The partial liberation of the Iraqi city Mosul, ancient Nineveh, from the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in early 2017 by a coalition of Iraqi government troops, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, and other paramilitary organizations brought to light a surprising archaeologic...

The Dead Sea scrolls were perhaps the most important discovery ever made in biblical archaeology. These ancient scrolls were hidden and preserved in the dry climate for millennia. But they were fragile and it took decades to publish them. Now a new technology has been developed that allows fragil...

Khirbet Qeiyafa as viewed from the air. Photo: SkyView In 1986 I sat spellbound with hundreds of Old Testament scholars at a meeting of the International Organization for the Study of Old Testament in Jerusalem’s Israel Museum. Professor Gabriel Barkay was introducing an exciting new discovery ma...

Media attention has recently spotlighted a sensational interpretation of what has been dubbed “Gabriel’s Vision” and “a Dead Sea Scroll on stone.” Israel Knohl, Professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, claims that the 87-line Hebrew inscription, which has been dated by Ada Yardeni and Binyam...

The news of the discovery of the tomb of Herod did not make headlines in major newspapers as had done the “discovery” of the tomb of Jesus a few weeks before. There is evidence that the tomb found earlier belonged to a Jesus, but there were not enough data that could connect the tomb to the buria...

This vividly illustrated book is written by David Down, who considers himself to be an archaeologist, and John Ashton a member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute who specializes in food and nutrition research. It is currently being sold at Adventist Book Centers across North America toget...

I. Discovery The tomb was initially discovered on March 28, 1980, when a construction crew uncovered it in the process of preparing the foundations for an apartment complex in Talpiat, five kilometers south of Jerusalem. Following the law, the construction team contacted the Israel Antiquities Au...

The story of David and Goliath has captured the imagination of millions of Bible students through the ages. It is the story of the faith of an unprotected small boy withstanding an armored Philistine champion. It is the story of an Israelite army cowering in the Valley of Elah while the Philistin...