Biblical archaeology

Ancient Pilgrimage Road leading to Temple Mount opens to public after 13 years of excavations

Archaeologists say the stepped street served as Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare for pilgrims during the Second Temple period.

Opening of the Pilgrim's Road in Jerusalem, on September 16, 2025.
Archaeologist Amit Re'em and Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum stand atop the recently uncovered section of the Hasmonean wall.

Hasmonean era 'first wall' section revealed at Tower of David museum excavation - interview

The taxidermy exhibits at the Biblical Museum of Natural Hhistory.

A Feast Fit for A King

The authors describe a shift “from the almost ‘materialistic’ idea of the early Israeli society to the belief in life beyond the grave and the resurrection of the dead…"

Jewish concepts of 'afterlife' may be recent adaptations, study finds


Archaeologists uncover 6th century astronomical observatory in Egypt

Researchers told Live Science that everything uncovered shattered expectations set for the mission.

 Artifacts found in an ancient astronomical observatory in Egypt

Artifact confirming Jewish King David as historical figure on display in Edmond, Oklahoma

The Tel Dan Stele, a key biblical artifact, will be displayed at Herbert W. Armstrong College from September 22 to November 25.

 The victory stele discovered by Avraham Biran in 1993 in northern Israel. The inscription on the stele provided the first confirmation of King David as a historical figure.

Israel Archaeological Proof: Bringing proof of ancient Jewish settlement in Israel

Newly updated website provides proof of Jewish settlement in Israel from the biblical period onward.

 A close-up of the Tyrian silver shekel coin.

Rediscovering ancient luxury: A 3,800-year-old scarlet textile unveiled in the Judean desert

Scarlet, alongside royal blue (Tekhelet) and purple (Argaman), was revered in the ancient world for its rarity and expense.

 A fragment of the rare 3,800-year-old textile, dyed with the Kermes vermilio.

Teen discovers 1800-year-old ring engraved with goddess Athena on Mount Carmel

The artifact was examined with the assistance of Prof. Shua Amorai-Stark, an expert on ancient rings and amulets from the Kaye Academic College.

 Yair Whiteson found a Roman-era ring on a hike with his father on Mount Carmel.

Palestinian destruction of Jewish archaeological sites must be halted - opinion

Preservation and protection is a necessity so that something of biblical heritage remains for future generations. So that the land of the Bible is not erased by Palestinian aggression and denialism.

 JEWISH ACTIVISTS raise Israeli flags and show a presence on Mount Ebal, during a visit to Joshua’s Altar last year. It’s among the prominent heritage sites in Area B that are subject to severe and continuous Palestinian damage, says the writer.

Lost Assyrian camp uncovered: Could it prove the biblical siege of Jerusalem?

Stephen Compton, an expert in Near Eastern archaeology, used modern mapping techniques to identify the remains of what he believes to be ancient Assyrian military camps dating back to around 700 B.C.

 A depiction of Sennacherib's Palace in Nineveh

Israeli researchers map out timeline of ancient Jerusalem

Despite the reams of writings about Jerusalem, studying its Iron Age has proven challenging in terms of absolute chronology.

 A Jerusalem excavation site bearing signs of the 750 BCE earthquake destruction

What did biblical prophets say about the solar eclipse

This solar eclipse, while a marvel of modern astronomy, also beckons us to ponder the universe's mysteries and our place within it, as generations before us have.

 Annular solar eclipse.

Rare coin from the Bar Kochba Revolt discovered in Judean Desert

Since 2017, a team of archaeologists from the IAA’s Prevention of Archaeological Theft unit has been systematically surveying the Judean Desert to reach valuable finds before the antiquity looters.

 The rare coin. A date palm is engraved, with the inscription “Eleazar the Priest” inscribed in ancient Hebrew script.