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.
The mismanagement that has characterized the official publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls raises the question of how future manuscript discoveries should be handled—for future discoveries there surely will be.
Excavators at Beer-Sheva and Megiddo have proposed two conflicting theories regarding the function of nearly identical public buildings at their two sites.
A barracks or a bazaar? Could it be a temple? Or maybe a stable? Perhaps a storehouse?
One of the special dangers of excavating in Gamla is the Gamla Bug.
I know. I caught it.
Earliest known Gamla. The largest Early Bronze Age fortified settlement on the Golan.
Abandoned
The first Jewish settlers arrive.
Alexander Janneus ousts the local tyrant and takes control.
Continuous Hasmonean control.
Possible construction of earliest synagogue.
