Biblical Archaeology Review

Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.

Footnote 2 - King Solomon’s Wall Still Supports the Temple Mount

A “course” is a single horizontal level of stones.

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Footnote 1 - King Solomon’s Wall Still Supports the Temple Mount

Since Herod’s time, the temple enclosure wall has been repaired by successive conquerors—Arabs, Crusaders, Ottoman Turks, and most recently by Jordanians, who added, for instance, the highest courses of the famous Western or Wailing Wall where Jews have come for centuries to mourn the loss of their Temple.

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Footnote 1 - Before and After Akhenaten

Some scholars, a distinct minority, believe that Smenkhkare was actually Nefertity.

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Footnote 11 - Queries & Comments

Blood cells exhibiting irregularity in size have been reported in 2,000-year-old mummies by Michael R. Zimmerman, “Blood Cells Preserved in a Mummy 2000 Years Old,” Science, 180 (April 1973), pp. 303–304.

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Footnote 10 - Queries & Comments

Nicholas B. Millet et al., “ROM I: Mummification for the common people,” in Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures, ed. Aiden and Eve Cockburn (Cambridge University Press, 1980).