Tag Archives: Excavation

Ancient Mosaic Floor Found Near Kibbutz Bet Qamain, Israel

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It’s Byzantine and it’s spectacular: A magnificent 1,500-year-old mosaic floor has been uncovered by archeologists  near Kibbutz Beit Kama in the south, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced  Sunday. The mosaic was the most outstanding find in a Byzantine-era village unearthed  … Continue reading →

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Ancient Quarry, Key Unearthed in Jerusalem

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

The Times of Israel reports: Archaeologists working in Jerusalem have discovered a 2,000-year-old stone quarry, along with an iron key and masonry tools dating to the same period, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The large quarry adjacent to the modern-day … Continue reading →

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Using Inscriptions from the Antiquities Market: Polarized Positions and Pragmatic Proposals

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Dr Christopher Rollston writes: Archaeological sites in the Middle East have been ransacked, pillaged, and plundered for many decades. The motivations of the actual pillaging are normally economic: the pursuit of marketable artifacts. That is, the pillagers wish to find objects … Continue reading →

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Archaeologists Uncovered Ancient ‘Gates to Hell’

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

The Herald Sun: Archaeologists have opened the ancient ‘Gates to Hell’ in Turkey – and found it’s still a killer. A group of Italian archaeologists have announced they have found the legendary “Pluto’s Gate”, a portal filled with foul-smelling noxious … Continue reading →

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What Happens to the Archaeological Finds After They are Excavated

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

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Discovery May Help Explain Ancient Biblical Mystery

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Tel Shiloh archaeological dig pitcher suggests Biblical City in Israel burned to ground. The Huffington Post: A pitcher found during an Israeli archeological dig may shed light on a biblical mystery that has gone unsolved for thousands of years. The … Continue reading →

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Sealed Under Turkish Mud, a Well-Preserved Byzantine Chapel

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

A fantastic find as reported today in New York Times: DEMRE, Turkey — In the fourth century A.D., a bishop named Nicholas transformed the city of Myra, on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey, into a Christian capital. … Continue reading →

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Ophel Excavation 2012

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

The excavation area is on the south side of the Temple Mount. This video and others are available on the blog of The Key to David’s City here. HT: Ferrell Jenkins  

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Judean Temple Discovered Near Jerusalem

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

The Bible Places Blog has the news: A Judean temple from the 10th-9th centuries BC has been discovered four miles northwest of ancient Jerusalem. The structure has massive walls, faces east, and contained a cache of sacred vessels. The site of Tel … Continue reading →

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Road Found at Bethsaida from Time of Jesus

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

Christian News Network: Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is a road that was traveled by Jesus and the disciples in the ancient town of Bethsaida. In conducting a dig near the Northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee in … Continue reading →

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