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Israel: An Archaeological Journey 

 

A First Temple Period Palatial Estate Near Jerusalem?

 

Discoveries at Ein Hanniya and their Iron Age palatial context

 

Samuel Pfister   •  02/13/2018

 

"Following a tumultuous end to the Bronze Age that saw the abandonment of urban centers and mass migrations of populations, the advent of the Iron Age witnessed the emergence of a newly settled landscape ..."

 


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New Video on Lachish Excavation
 
Posted on February 14, 2018 by Luke Chandler
 
"If you are interested in Archaeology and the Bible, and especially if you’re curious what it’s like to join a dig, a new video is available for your enjoyment. The video covers recent work at biblical Lachish and was created by Bob Henry and Rachel Martin, a couple that participated in recent excavations there. Lachish is one of the most important sites in Israel with major discoveries, old and new, that illuminate our understanding of the Bible and its times."

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A Crusader-Era High Altar Resurfaces in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher

 

This reminder of centuries-old history was sitting in plain sight all along

 


By Andrew Lawler

 

smithsonian.com 

 

February 16, 2018

 


"For decades it was known only as the “graffiti stone.” Leaning against a wall in a shadowy corner of Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher, the big blank rock the size of a dining-room table invited scribbling by passing pilgrims and tourists."

 



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In Find of Biblical Proportions, Seal of Prophet Isaiah Said Found in Jerusalem
 
Chanced upon near a seal identified with King Hezekiah, a tiny clay piece may be the first-ever proof of the prophet, though a missing letter leaves room for doubt
 
By AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
 
22 February 2018, 7:00 am
 
 
Also @: Ritmeyer Archaeological Design
 
A Seal Impression of Isaiah the Prophet
 
 
PaleoJudaica.com
 
A Bulla of Isaiah (the Prophet?)
 

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BiblePlacesBlog

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
 
Possible Seal Impression of the Prophet Isaiah Discovered in Jerusalem

 

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CAESAREA, ISRAEL
 
Caesarea Maritima Mithraeum
 
An ancient underground cultic temple where sunlight penetrates on the summer solstice. 
 
"In Caesarea Maritima you can dive in the Mediterranean Sea and explore the underwater archaeological remains of one of the ancient world wonders, the harbor built by Herod—yes, that Herod—in 13 BC. The city of Caesarea was the wealthy and cosmopolitan capital of the Roman province of Judaea. There, Jews, Samaritans, Romans, Greeks, and Syrians lived and did business more or less pacifically for centuries, before the city was conquered and destroyed."

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Babatha & the Role of Women in the 2nd Century

 

Exploring the mysterious 2nd-Century find in the Cave of Letters.

 

by Dr. Henry Abramson

 

February 17, 2018

 

"Nearly two thousand years ago, a Judean woman hiding from Roman soldiers buried her most precious legal documents in a cave. Discovered by an Israeli archaeologist, Babatha's archive reveals a vivid portrait of the life of a second-century woman."

 


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ASOR Photographs of the 1952 Qumran Caves’ Expedition

 

"Following the excavations of Cave 1Q (originally designated as the ‘Dead Sea Scrolls Cave’, ‘Qumran Cave’, or ‘Ain Feshkha Cave’) in 1949 and the Murabba’at caves in January-February 1952, a new cave with manuscript fragments was discovered by local Bedouin and manuscript materials were put up for sale by Khalil Iskander Shahin (Kando), an antiquities dealer in Bethlehem. The Director of the Department of Antiquities in Jordan, Gerald Lankester Harding, went with William L. Reed, Director of the American School of Oriental Research (ASOR), Dominique Barthélemy, from the École Biblique et  Archéologique Française (ÉBAF), and Joseph Saad, from the Palestine Archaeological Museum (PAM), to identify this cave, which was subsequently designated as Cave 2Q."

 

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