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.

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This blown-glass “fish” is an unguentarium, a flask for holding oils or perfumes that was used as a Roman grave offering. The 11-inch-long vessel comes from the town of Tafas, in southern Syria, and was made in about 200 A.D.

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Volkmar Fritz (“Israelites and Canaanites: You Can Tell Them Apart”) is a professor of Old Testament studies at the University of Giessen in Germany. He is director of excavations at Kinneret and former codirector of excavations at Tel Masos in the Negev and is the author of The City in Ancient Israel.

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