Jeffrey Zorn

Dec 5, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Igor Kreimerman |Alexandra Ratzlaff |Jeffrey Zorn |Michele Barasso

Milestones: Jonathan N.

Sep 7, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jeffrey Zorn |Michele Barasso |Alexandra Ratzlaff

Milestones: Amnon Ben-Tor (1935–2023) Excavator of Hazor and leading biblical archaeologist Igor Kreimerman September 07, 2023 0 Comments 28 views Share Amnon Ben-Tor, one of the giants of biblical archaeology and long-time excavator of the important biblical site of Hazor in northern Israel, passed away on August 22, 2023. He was 87 years old. Amnon belonged to the first generation of Israeli archaeologists who was trained in the State of Israel. He began his studies in 1955 at the Hebrew...

Sep 1, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jeffrey Zorn |Robert Mullins |Michele Barasso

Milestones: Diane Harris Cline (1961–2023) Accomplished classicist and archaeologist Alexandra Ratzlaff September 01, 2023 0 Comments 18 views Share On July 8, 2023, the archaeological community lost an enthusiastic scholar of the humanities with the passing of Diane Harris Cline.

Jun 7, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jeffrey Zorn |Michele Barasso

Searching for the Balm of Gilead Archaeologists identify the balm of Gilead in the Bible Megan Sauter June 07, 2023 0 Comments 3767 views Share The Bible describes a “balm” of Gilead that is counted among “the choice fruits of the land” (Genesis 43:11).

May 29, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jeffrey Zorn |Nathan Steinmeyer

Second Temple Period Receipt Found in the City of David Fragment discovered in abandoned excavation tunnel Nathan Steinmeyer May 29, 2023 0 Comments 8 views Share During a salvage excavation of a 19th-century excavation tunnel underneath the City of David, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered a fragmentary inscription dating to the Second Temple period. According to the IAA, the inscription, written on a chalkstone slab, was likely intended as a receipt or...