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Insider Egyptology

May 11, 2008

Egypt’s antiquities czar gives a personal account of his experiences in the Valley of the Kings.

 

The (Non) Wandering Druze

May 10, 2008

The DNA of a contemporary sect offers insights into the ethnic make-up of the ancient Near East.

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Scholars Debate “Jezebel” Seal

Does the seal belong to the notorious wicked Phoenician queen Jezebel?

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Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, From Solomon to the Golden Dome

By Hershel Shanks

Reviewed by John Merrill

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Nebi Samwil: Where Samuel Crowned Israel’s First King

In search of the elusive site of Biblical Mizpah, where Samuel assembled “all Israel.”

Did Captured Ark Afflict Philistines with E.D.?

A new reading of the text—based on recent archaeological finds—adds an intriguing twist to the story of the Biblical Philistines.

Judas Iscariot Among the Gnostics

Was the Gnostic Judas a bad guy after all?

Ein Gedi’s Archaeological Riches

How did an aromatic perfume factory coexist with a stinking leather production factory? Hershel Shanks explores this and other questions relating to Ein Gedi’s rich archaeological record?

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