archaeology

A rare 3,100-year-old artifact dawning an inscription of a name that could be linked to the biblical judge Gideon from the Old Testament book of Judges has been discovered.

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a missing section of Jerusalem's city wall built during the First Temple Era to protect the city from outside attacks.

Archaeologists in Israel have found three shards of pottery that bear the inscription “Jerubbaal,” which was another name for the biblical judge Gideon.

Archaeologists in Israel recently discovered an arrowhead believed to have been part of a battle near the ancient city of Gath, the biblical home of Goliath the giant.

Hobby Lobby has filed a lawsuit against a former classics professor at Oxford University. The professor is accused of selling the company stolen ancient fragments containing Biblical texts. 

Last month, archaeologists in Israel excavated a 2,000-year-old Roman basilica in the coastal city of Ashkelon.

Archeologists in  Jerusalem have discovered a rare silver coin believed to have been used to pay the Temple Tax during King Herod's reign.

French-Norwegian archeologists have reportedly uncovered remains of an ancient Christian monastery in Egypt.

In Israel, archaeologists have unearthed 3,000-year-old cloth remnants dating to the time of King David that are dyed with the unique royal purple described in the Bible as worn by biblical kings and even Jesus himself.

In his new book, Holy Land Archaeology on Either Side: Archaeological Essays in Honour of Eugenio Alliata, Archaeologist Győző Vörös shares that the dance floor where John the Baptist was condemned to death may have been discovered.