by PAUL | Nov 25, 2018 | Israel Archaeology
Another First Temple Weight, This One With Mirror Writing, Found in Jerusalem Sifting Project. This tiny stone weight found by the foundation stones of the Western Wall may have been used in the First Temple itself, if users were unfazed by its backwards engraving.... 
by PAUL | Nov 19, 2018 | Israel Archaeology
Tel Gezer’s first excavator, R.A.S. Macalister, believed these ten monumental standing stones were part of a Middle Bronze Age Canaanite “high place” dedicated to child sacrifice. This photo was taken during the re-excavation of Gezer in the 1960s and ’70s. Photo:... 
by PAUL | Nov 19, 2018 | Israel Archaeology
Reliefs at the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu depict the Egyptians in battle with three tribes of Sea Peoples: the Danunu, the Sikils and the Philistines. Bible and archaeology news Biblical Archaeology Society The Philistines in the Bible and the northern Sea... 
by PAUL | Nov 19, 2018 | Israel Archaeology
These burial urns (ossuaries) from Peqi’in Cave in Israel are evidence of ancient migration in the Levant, researchers say. Scale bar: 10 cm. Photo Mariana Salzberger, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Bible and archaeology news Robin Ngo, 08/31/2018...