Resource Manager Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 53 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically A web-exclusive supplement to Lawrence Mykytiuk's BAR articles identifying real Hebrew Bible people Lawrence Mykytiuk • 04/12/2017 This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2014. It has been updated.—Ed. "In “Archaeology Confirms 50 Real People in the Bible” in the March/April 2014 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Purdue University scholar Lawrence Mykytiuk lists 50 figures from the Hebrew Bible who have been confirmed archaeologically. His follow-up article, “Archaeology Confirms 3 More Bible People,” published in the May/June 2017 issue of BAR, adds another three people to the list. The identified persons include Israelite kings and Mesopotamian monarchs as well as lesser-known figures."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 SCIENCE Ancient Horse DNA Shows Scythian Warriors Were Adept Domesticators By KENNETH CHANG APRIL 27, 2017 "Horses sacrificed by fierce nomads living in Central Asia more than 2,000 years ago have provided new insights into how people tamed the wild animals and bred them to their needs."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Know Your Herods: A Guide to the Rulers of Palestine in the New Testament "This article is a bit of a departure from what I usually write. It’s less about biblical studies, and more of a brief history lesson. I’ve always found the various references to “king Herod” and other Judaean rulers in the Gospels and Acts to be somewhat confusing — and, truth be told, the scheming Herodian royal family makes for a fascinating historical study. So read on if you’re interested in the Herodian dynasty and their place in history and scripture. (And if that doesn’t interest you, maybe the section on historical deaths by worms will.) For the purposes of this article, I will limit myself to individuals mentioned directly in the Bible."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Archaeologist Wraps Up Excavation In Tombos, Sudan In The Nile River Valley 5/17/2017 07:00:00 PM "A Purdue University bioarchaeologist finished another field season looking at immigration and colonization during the New Kingdom occupation of Nubia in about 1400 B.C. along the Nile River Valley." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Spring 2017, Cover Stories, Daily News Shared Genetic Heritage from Sicily to Cyprus Fri, May 19, 2017 MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY—"The study—coordinated by the Human Biodiversity and Population Genomics group at the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA) of the University of Bologna and funded by the National Geographic Society—describes the genetic fingerprints of the Mediterranean people with high-density genomic markers and a wide sample of modern populations from Sicily and Southern Italy.Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Evidence of 4,000-Year-Old Trading Post Uncovered on Sir Bani Yas Island Naser Al Wasmi May 24, 2017 Updated: May 24, 2017 11:29 PM Like a trademark, the Dilmun stamped their Bronze Age prowess on goods they sent across the Gulf and today those symbols are writing a chapter in island’s history. ABU DHABI - "Our understanding of ancient history seldom changes in an instant, but when archaeologists unearthed a trade stamp from its resting place of 4,000 years on Sir Bani Yas Island, a stepping stone in the story of the Dilmun civilisation was uncovered." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Did You Know that Algeria has Pyramids, and Cleopatra is the Reason Behind Them? Staff writer, Al Arabiya Tuesday, 23 May 2017 "Many think that pyramids were only built in Egypt, however, there are pyramids in other countries such as in Algeria. Algerian Culture Minister Azzeddine Mihoubi recently announced that pyramids were discovered in the Tiaret province, 280 kilometers west of the capital."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Of interest: God or Geology? The Genesis of Ram’s Bridge Secular and religious Indians are butting heads over the origin of an important shoal. by Ariel Sophia Bardi Published May 31, 2017 "The ancient Indian epic poem, the “Ramayana”—a foundational text in Hinduism—is also a heart-stopping thriller. Its wedded heroes, Ram and Sita, exiled from their royal kingdom, are forced to live as hermits. Ravana, a 10-headed demon king, entices Sita with a magical golden deer and steals her away to Sri Lanka. It is up to Ram to slay her kidnapper. But first, he needs to find a way across nearly 50 kilometers of ocean between India and Sri Lanka." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 EAMENA Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa "Supported by the Arcadia Fund and based at the Universities of Oxford, Leicester, and Durham EAMENA was established in January 2015 to respond to the increasing threats to archaeological sites in the Middle East and North Africa. This project uses satellite imagery to rapidly record and make available information about archaeological sites and landscapes which are under threat."Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year Old Roman Villa With Stunning Mosaics in Libya "Most beautiful mosaic in Ptolemaic house shows a sleeping Ariadne with her future husband, the god Dionysus; coins from lamps workshop also found." By Philippe Bohstrom Jun 08, 2017 Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2017 Archaeologists Uncover 1,700-year Old Roman Villa With Stunning Mosaics in Libya "Most beautiful mosaic in Ptolemaic house shows a sleeping Ariadne with her future husband, the god Dionysus; coins from lamps workshop also found." By Philippe Bohstrom Jun 08, 2017 Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Sudan: Mysterious Holes Drilled in Rocks are Remains of Ancient Shelters on the Banks of the Nile River Archaeologists working at the site of Sphinx have proposed a new interpretations for the holes. Léa Surugue By Léa Surugue June 12, 2017 12:13 BST Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 12th Century Muslim City Discovered In Ethiopia 6/16/2017 08:00:00 PM "Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient, forgotten city in Ethiopia once thought to be the home of giants. The discovery reveals important new information about the origins of international trade and Islam in the country between the 10th and early 15th centuries." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Out Of The Blue: Medieval Fragments Yield Surprises 7/08/2017 07:00:00 PM "Analyzing pigments in medieval illuminated manuscript pages at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) is opening up some new areas of research bridging the arts and sciences." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 The British Museum Publishes The First 3D Scan Of The Rosetta Stone Online 7/23/2017 07:00:00 PM "You no longer have to visit the British Museum in London to see the Rosetta Stone in detail. Last week, the museum published the first 3D scan of the famous slab of hieroglyphics online at Sketchfab, where it’s accompanied by the website’s new sound support feature." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Archaeology and Text Ariel and Lehigh Universities A Journal for the Integration of Material Culture with Written Documents in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East Aims and Scope "The study of the human past has conventionally been divided between two distinct academic disciplines depending upon the kind of evidence under investigation: “history”, with its focus on written records, and “archaeology”, which analyzes the remains of material culture. Archaeology and Text: A Journal for the Integration of Material Culture with Written Documents in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East aims to bridge this disciplinary divide by providing an international forum for scholarly discussions which integrate the studies of material culture with written documents. Interdisciplinary by nature, the journal offers a platform for professional historians and archaeologists alike to critically investigate points of confluence and divergence between the textual and the artifactual. We seek contributions from scholars working in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Contributions with a theoretical or methodological focus on the interface between archaeology and text are especially encouraged. By publishing all of its articles online, the Archaeology and Text seeks to disseminate its published papers immediately after the peer-review and editorial processes have been completed, providing timely publication and convenient access."Website Volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Summer 2017, Cover Stories, Daily News Ancient DNA Reveals Minoan and Mycenaean Origins Wed, Aug 02, 2017 MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HEALTH SCIENCES/UW MEDICINE and the HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE—"An analysis of ancient DNA has revealed that Ancient Minoans and Mycenaens were genetically similar with both peoples descending from Neolithic Anatolian and Aegean farmers who likely migrated to Greece and Crete." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Of interest: How Lunar and Solar Eclipses Shed Light on Biblical Events Non-Technical - Jul 29, 2017 - by Rodger C. Young MA "Although there are two to five solar eclipses visible from some place on Earth in any given year, the total solar eclipse predicted for August 21, 2017 has attracted more attention than any eclipse in recent memory. During this event, the moon’s umbra (complete shadow), first falling on the Pacific Ocean, will make landfall in Oregon and then traverse the North American continent before darkening the ocean off South Carolina one and one-half hours later (for details, see https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/interactive_map/index.html). During this time, virtually all of North America will be partially darkened by the penumbra (partial shadow) of the eclipse. Due to the great international attention devoted to this eclipse, there has been the expected spate of unreasonable speculations about its being an end-time event. Without advocating any such speculations, we at ABR have thought that the subject of eclipses does have some relevance to events in the Bible. This was the subject of an article by ABR Associate Rodger Young in the Spring 2013 issue of Bible and Spade, which is reproduced below."Continued H/t: BiblePlacesBlog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Roman Coins Show Evidence of Hannibal's Defeat, Scientists Say By Telegraph Reporters 13 AUGUST 2017 • 11:00PM "For those living under the Carthaginian Empire, the defeat of general Hannibal would have been unmistakable. But its effect on the Roman Empire can be detected even today, historians have said, as they analyse the composition of ancient coins." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Archaeologists Reveal Fresh Findings at Ancient Pichvnari Settlement on Black Sea Coast August 11, 2017 07:00:00 PM "The latest findings at western Georgia's Pichvnari excavation site have given historians material to enrich their studies of ancient Black Sea settlements following a series of recent discoveries in the region." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yale Art Gallery Serves up Ancient Glass in ‘Drink That You May Live’ Exhibit By Joe Amarante Aug 16, 2017 Updated 10 hrs ago NEW HAVEN — "Yale University Art Gallery’s latest exhibit is all kinds of fragile and beyond antique — displaying glass objects from thousands of years ago. Fittingly, it’s behind protective glass in cases. The compact exhibit on the fourth floor of the Chapel Street gallery is a quick stroll until you stop and think about the times, settings and hands that made and used these pieces."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Two Mikvahs Exposed in Vilna’s Great Synagogue 70 Years after Destruction By JNi.Media - 25 Av 5777 – August 17, 2017 "In July, a team of Israeli, Lithuanian and American archaeologists unearthed the remains of two ritual baths that were used by congregants at the Great Synagogue in Vilna, today the capital of Lithuania. This synagogue, which was at heart of the Vilna’s large Jewish community for hundreds of years, was completely destroyed in the Holocaust, but evidence of underground spaces discovered in a study carried out last year led to the excavation of the site and the exposure of the ritual baths."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 A Solar Eclipse and Old Testament Chronology Posted on August 17, 2017 | 1 Comment "Here in the United States there is much excitement about the total solar eclipse that will take place on 21 August 2017. But did you know that the solar eclipse of June 15, 763 B.C. holds the key to the chronology of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)?"Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 Classical Corner: A Comet Gives Birth to an Empire From the September/October 2017 Biblical Archaeology Review Sarah K. Yeomans • 08/21/2017 "For as long as human beings have existed, surely no part of the natural world has been more enigmatic or influential as the movement of observable celestial objects. Earth’s movement around the sun set the agricultural cycles by which the large majority of humanity lived until our own, very recently arrived, modern era, while the moon’s effect on the ocean’s tides profoundly influenced the day-to-day lives and economies of ancient seafaring nations ..." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2017 What Lies Beneath: Satellite Archaeology in the Middle East Published online 30 August 2017 Sarah Parcak on the ethics and future trajectory of space archaeology in the region. Meredith Brand"For almost 20 years, Sarah Parcak, professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, has combed through satellite images of Egypt and the Middle East to find clues to ancient landscapes. Parcak’s resume is impressive. She won the $1 million 2016 TED prize, has written a seminal textbook on satellite archaeology, as well as numerous other scholarly publications on the topic." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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