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May 21 Blog

Hazor Excavations’ Amnon Ben-Tor Reveals Who Conquered Biblical Canaanites

The Book of Joshua describes how the Israelites vanquished the Biblical Canaanites at Hazor. But is that what really happened?

Mar 23 Blog

Where Are the Royal Archives at Tel Hazor?

By: Marek Dospěl

Biblical Hazor was the largest and most important royal city in the Southern Levant in the second millennium B.C.E. Where are the cuneiform archives at Hazor?

Feb 15 Blog

Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

William G. Dever reviews Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City by Amnon Ben-Tor.

Dec 1 Blog

Hazor Excavations Co-Director Sharon Zuckerman Passes Away

By: Robin Ngo

On November 28, 2014, Dr. Sharon Zuckerman passed away. Zuckerman was co-director of the Tel Hazor excavations and senior lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Jul 12 Blog

Rare Egyptian Sphinx Fragment Discovered at Hazor

By: Robin Ngo

Excavators at the prominent Biblical site of Hazor in northern Israel have discovered part of a sphinx belonging to one of the pyramid-building pharaohs. All that remains of the small granite statue is the base holding the paws and part of the forearms of the sphinx.

Apr 3 Blog

Back-Breakers from Ashkelon and Hazor

By: Reviewed by William G. Dever

William G. Dever reviews "Ashkelon 3 The Seventh Century B.C." and "Hazor: The 1990–2009 Excavations: The Iron Age" by Lawrence E. Stager, Daniel M. Master, J. David Schloen, Amnon Ben-Tor, Doron Ben-Ami and Debora Sandhaus.

Jul 24 Blog

Scorched Wheat May Provide Answers on the Destruction of Canaanite Tel Hazor

By: Noah Wiener

The recent discovery of scorched wheat at Canaanite Tel Hazor may shed new light on the destruction of one of Israel’s most prominent sites. The discovery of large jugs containing the 3,400 year-old wheat in a Late Bronze Age palace structure give a more complete image of the area’s agriculture before the destruction, and can help date the fire through carbon-14 analysis.

Feb 9 Blog

Cuneiform in Canaan

By: Reviewed by Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks reviews Cuneiform in Canaan: Cuneiform Sources from the Land of Israel in Ancient Times by Wayne Horowitz and Takayoshi Oshima.

Nov 9 Blog

The Bible’s Buried Secrets

By: Reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson

Kenneth Atkinson reviews The Bible’s Buried Secrets: A Two-hour NOVA special

Sep 23 Blog

Are Famous Female Archaeologists Equal in Biblical Archaeology?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

A new study found that famous female archaeologists like Jodi Magness are becoming increasingly rare in Biblical archaeology.

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