Sarah Yeomans, Author at Biblical Archaeology Society

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Feb 24

Ancient Pergamon

Ancient Pergamon's strategic location along both land and sea trading routes contributed to its prosperity. Pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean region would flock to the city to engage in commerce or to visit the famous Asclepion, a center of medical treatments.

Dec 21

Borrowing from the Neighbors

By: Sarah Yeomans

Living in the Greco-Roman world, early Christians were able to draw from a set of rich artistic paradigms when they set out to depict their stories and beliefs in decorative contexts. This often led to the assimilation of well-established pagan artistic styles and images into early Christian art. The sculptors, fresco painters and mosaic artists who created Christian images did so by using the prolific examples of art and decoration that shaped their artistic landscape.

Aug 11

Medicine in the Ancient World

By: Sarah Yeomans

What exactly did ancient cultures do to combat disease and injury, and did these methods have any real basis in science as we know it today? The answers may surprise you.

Aug 26

Pandemics in Perspective

By: Sarah Yeomans

Many adjectives can describe our current historical reality, which materialized when it became clear that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) would reach pandemic proportions: Surreal, […]

Aug 7

Visiting the Israel Museum

By: Sarah Yeomans

I have been to Jerusalem several times in the course of my fieldwork, ticking off the obvious sites as though working my way through a checklist: The City of David, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall, the Temple Mount – the list goes on. No one who knows Jerusalem will argue that there are more sites to see and experience than the average tourist’s trip will allow.

Dec 16

The Simple Joy of Digging

By: Sarah Yeomans

The archaeological site of Bethsaida is located near the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee in the area of northern Israel called the Golan Heights. It is one of the towns mentioned by name in the New Testament, and is identified as the birthplace of the apostles Andrew, Peter and Phillip.

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