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Jul 16 Blog

Dating Methods in Archaeology

“Since its inception, biblical archaeology has been especially concerned with dating the sites, buildings, artifacts, and written records uncovered through excavation.” Thus writes Yoav Vaknin […]

Mar 9 Blog

The Shroud of Turin: Anything Left to Say?

By: Andrea Nicolotti

Today many consider the Shroud of Turin—the alleged burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth—to be the most important relic of Christianity.1 It is a linen […]

Jan 5 Blog

Archaeomagnetism in Mesopotamia

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Inscribed bricks are found throughout ancient Mesopotamia, where they were used for millennia to mark the monumental constructions of kings and officials. Now, they may […]

Sep 16 Blog

Israel Claims Rare Paleo-Hebrew Papyrus Recovered

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

According to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), an incredibly rare papyrus with Paleo-Hebrew text dating to the time of the First Temple has been recovered […]

May 6 Blog

What is Radiocarbon Dating?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

One of the most powerful tools in the modern archaeologist’s toolkit is radiocarbon dating, but what is radiocarbon dating in the first place? In short, […]

Nov 19 Blog

Twenty Years at Megiddo

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Matthew Adams, who heads the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, began digging at the famous archaeological site of Megiddo in 1998 while […]

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