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: In History

BAR takes a look back at some important events in history that happened during the months of May and June.

May 18, 1291 C.E. The fall of Acre, the last Christian stronghold, ends Crusader rule in the Holy Land.

Strata: $5,000 In Prizes Offered for ASOR Papers

The Biblical Archaeology Society announces the Hershel Shanks Prizes for the best academic papers delivered at the ASOR annual meeting. They will be given in five categories:

1. Archaeology Related to the Hebrew Bible

2. Archaeology Related to the New Testament

3. Archaeology Related to Patristic Literature and Early Christianity

4. Archaeology Related to the Talmud and Late Antique Judaism

Strata: New Acquisitions

For $4.4 million at a Sotheby’s auction in January, the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth acquired a Madonna and Child known as The Borromeo Madonna. It is a terracotta relief by 15th-century sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello.

Strata: Love That Pork

The Philistines apparently loved their pork—much more than the Canaanites who lived in the region before the Philistine arrival around 1200 B.C.E. Excavations at Ashkelon and Ekron, two cities of the Philistine pentapolis, have shed new light on the dietary staples of this enigmatic people. In the strata of the Canaanite habitation that preceded the first Philistine settlements, only 5 percent of the bones found were pig bones. With the arrival of the Philistines, the figure jumped to 20 percent.

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