Strata: Milestones: John Basil Hennessy (1925–2013)
John Basil Hennessy, professor of Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Sydney in Australia, passed away on October 27, 2013, at age 88.
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: Josephus Digitized
Strata: Lazarus Arises
A dead man raised to life, one of the finest 18th-century painters in the New World, an international art heist. How do these three scenes fit together?
Strata: Milestones: Ernest S. Frerichs (1925–2013)
Strata: Aviram Fellowship Brings Israeli Scholars to U.S. Conferences
Strata: In Their Own Words
Strata: Aphrodite Rises from the Sea—Again
Sometimes Mother Nature can be her own archaeologist.
Archaeological Views: Teaching Biblical Archaeology
Strata: Five Years and Counting—The Forgery Trial
Perhaps by the time these words appear in print, the world will know the result of the so-called “forgery trial of the century.” The case charged five defendants with a vast forgery ring, including forging a bone box inscribed “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus,” an inscribed ivory pomegranate that supposedly came from Solomon’s Temple, as well as a 15-line inscription that, if authentic, would be the first royal Israelite inscription ever discovered.
“Revolt” Coins Minted on Temple Mount
The Royal Stoa at the southern end of Herod’s Temple Mount was “a structure more noteworthy than any under the sun,” according to Josephus. And when the First Jewish Revolt broke out in 66 C.E., this magnificent building became a hub for rebel coin minting
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