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.
Several subscribers have written that they did not receive their last issue of the BAR. Others received it only two or three weeks after it was mailed. We have checked with the Post Office but there is little they can do to find out what happened. If you were one of those who did not receive your last issue, please let us know and we will send you another.
Hebrew University has begun publication of a new series of occasional archaeological monographs under the name Qedem. Designed to provide a format for archaeological studies that are too long for a journal and too short for a book, the new series will be published as the need arises.
The first number of Qedem contains two studies by Dr. Amnon Ben-Tor, one on proto-urban burial caves and the other on excavations at Tell Yarmuth.
I have just finished reading the first issue of the BAR and it far surpasses my expectations. Your readers are in for some objective, intelligent, scientific reporting in the field of archaeology that has been needed for a long time. The articles are not only down to earth, but stimulate the reader to search even further.
I’m forced to take issue with the first paragraph of your aim of the BAR as put forth in Vol. 1, No. 1 (
Congratulations on the publication of your new journal, The Biblical Archaeology Review. I am pleased with the first issue and hope it gains wide popular interest. Quick, dependable reporting of current developments in Biblical archaeology is much needed.
I have just received your first issue and like it very much.
You mention a number of books in your articles, but you do not tell how to get these books. Are you in the near future going to have a book department where we can get these books?
I have been reading the first issue of your Biblical Archaeology Review and I must say I find it fascinating. It hits my level precisely, both in topic and content. I have heard of all the places you write about and have seen some of them (such as Hazor), and found your accounts of them informative, readable, and critical. I look forward to other issues.
I am very pleased with the BAR. Let’s hope that this virginal effort—not at all feeble—will grow and develop into a lusty wench. It makes delightful reading.
