Today, between 10am-12:30pm local Italian time, “The Resurrection Tomb Mystery” will be screened in the Museo Civico di Rovereto as part of their annual Archaeological Film Festival. The film will… Continue reading "Archaeological Film Festival"
My theory that Hashem el-Tarif, 45 minutes out of Eilat into the Sinai, is the Biblical Mount Sinai, just got a tremendous boost as my article on the topic is… Continue reading "Mount Sinai Found?"
Tel Kabri is located in the western Galilee region of Israel. It is a Canaanite site and features rare finds from the Middle Bronze Age i.e., 2100 – 1500 BCE.… Continue reading "Last of the Minoans"
A new and dramatic find has confirmed the Israelite conquest of the land of Israel, as told in the Books of Joshua and Judges. The odd thing is that the… Continue reading "Destruction Layer Confirms Biblical Conquest"
In Israel, we have just completed the first day of the Biblical holiday of Sukot/Tabernacles. For seven days we eat and sleep in little “booths” on our lawns, commemorating the… Continue reading "Bigfoot!"
My friend, colleague and co-author (The Jesus Discovery), Professor James Tabor, has made a big 1st century discovery on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion. The dig is conducted by the University of… Continue reading "Biblical Blue Confirmed in Jerusalem"
We all love archaeology and it’s very important. But, at the end of the day, the louder academics shout that they are scientists, the less likely it is that they… Continue reading "Archaeological Oops!"
A few months ago I blogged about a mysterious First Temple-era archaeological find under a Palestinian Arab orchard near Bethlehem. The find got some news attention despite attempts to keep… Continue reading "Archaeological Amnesia!"
One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. Apollonia, Hebrew “Arsuf”, was an ancient city and fortress located in Israel about 15 km north of modern Tel Aviv. It’s on a… Continue reading "Garbage Into Treasure"
In Washington, as part of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, pressure will now be exerted on Israel to cede part of her capital, Jerusalem, to the Palestinians. Ironically, and almost miraculously, while… Continue reading "2,700 Year Old Discovery"