Strata: Who Did It?
Who deciphered the language of the Hittites?
Answer: Bedřich Hrozný
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.
Strata: Do You Remember?
Where were these anthropoid sacrophagi found?
A. Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip
B. Lachish, Israel
C. Tell el Yehudieh, Egypt
D. Petra, Jordan
Aniba, Nubia
Strata: Jonah’s Destroyed Tomb Reveals an Archaeological Secret
Strata: Restoration Unveils Coptic Monastery Frescoes
Restorers working in the Monastery of St. Bishoy in Egypt (Deir el-‘Anba Bishoy, in Arabic) have discovered previously unknown wall paintings. Concealed under a layer of modern mortar, these murals date from the 9th–13th centuries.
Strata: Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Father Has Died
ReViews: The World of Early Christianity
Authors
Yuval Gadot (“Jerusalem and the Holy Land(fill)”) is a researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology. He currently directs excavations in Jerusalem and Azekah.
Classical Corner: A Subterranean Surprise in the Roman Catacombs
Archaeological Views: Performing Psalms in Biblical Times
The Bible does not tell us much about how psalms were originally performed. Archaeology and extra-Biblical texts, however, can shed some light on the music and dance that accompanied psalms in Biblical times.
Biblical Views: Neither Jew nor Greek, Slave nor Free, Male and Female
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