Strata: What Is It?
A. Razor
B. Crowbar
C. Fire poker
D. Cane
E. Ruler
Answer: (A) Razor
Double the sharpness, double the speed? With two cutting edges, this bronze razor was the Gillette Mach 3 of ancient times.
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: Milestone: Helmut Koester (1926–2016)
The year was 1945, and 18-year-old German navy officer Helmut Koester became an American prisoner of war. He spent the remainder of the war in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
Strata: Milestone: Jack T. Sanders (1935–2016)
Strata: Milestone: Avinoam Danin (1939–2015)
Noted Israeli botanist Avinoam Danin passed away on December 12, 2015, at the age of 76. At the time of his death, he was Associate Professor Emeritus of Botany at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Strata: Milestone: Trude Dothan (1922–2016)
Strata: The Bible in the News: Of Biblical Proportions
Strata: In History
June 10, 1190 C.E. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (also known as Frederick Barbarossa—Barbarossa means “red beard” in Italian) drowned in the Saleph River in Turkey while leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade.
Strata: Ancient Apiary on Display
Archaeological Views: Golgotha: Is the Holy Sepulchre Church Authentic?
Biblical Views: It’s About Time—Easter Time
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