Biblical Archaeology Society

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Stolen Artifacts, Biblical Ivories, and Magic Bowls

Stolen artifacts recovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority, including bowls, ivories, and coins. Photo by Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities

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Martha Joukowsky. Photo courtesy Barbara A. Porter On January 7, 2022, Martha Joukowsky died at the age of 85 at her home in Providence, Rhode

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Ghazi Bisheh. Photo courtesy Barbara A. Porter On January 24, 2022, the archaeological community in Jordan lost Ghazi Bisheh, an ardent researcher

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The head of one of two newly discovered sphinxes in Egypt, from Amenhotep III’s temple in Luxor. Credit: Courtesy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and

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View of Mt. Adir in the Upper Galilee. Credit: Avi1111 Dr. Avishai Teicher, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A lonely and little-known hilltop

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Not Pharaoh’s Daughter. This coffin cover belonged to a woman who lived in Thebes during Egypt’s 21st Dynasty. Although her name has not been

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Two anthropomorphic figures, nicknamed by researchers “Ghassan” (left) and “Abu Ghassan” (right), discovered inside a Neolithic ritual

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The Mazars I WAS SURPRISED that Eilat Mazar’s cousin, Amihai Mazar, was not mentioned in her very nice Milestones memorial column (Fall 2021).

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And the Winner Is … Credit: Eric Carlson “And you called me an ass!” —Vernon Moyer, Hickory, North Carolina Thank you to all those who

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Two police officers next to the large Byzantine pillar discovered in Ashdod, Israel. Courtesy Shira Lifshitz, Israel Antiquities Authority. While

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Roman Cinnamon Sweet Cake—A tasty treat best served with a hot beverage.Credit: John Gregory Drummond February, of course, is the month we

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Looking out over Wadi Balu’a in central Jordan.Credit: Courtesy of the Balu’a Regional Archaeological Project Perched along Wadi Balu’a, the

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Close up of the holy city of Jerusalem on Madaba’s Holy Land map. Credit: Courtesy Madain Project. In 1884, the local community in Madaba, Jordan,

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Preserving the memory of the dead was among the functions of the cult of dead kin in ancient Israel. This much later Greco-Roman monument in

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Jourdan Barnett and Dakota Damato conserve a Roman period wall at Shikhin/Asochis in 2019 Credit: Jourdan Barnett Want a first-hand look at life in