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Oldest Church Found?Excavators in Rihab, northern Jordan, say the have uncovered a cave underneath a third-century church that they believe was used by the very first Christians between the years 33, about when Jesus was crucified, and 70 A.D., when Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans.
Brush Up Your SyriacBrigham Young University and Catholic University of America have joined forces to produce the Syriac Studies Reference Library, a valuable online resource for the study of early Christian texts.
Baghdad EyewitnessFormer Iraq Museum director Donny George, who was present during the looting of the museum in the wake of the American invasion in 2003, describes in a video interview those calamitous days and what it was like working for Saddam Hussein.
Uncovering Urban EgyptThe widely-held view that the land of the pharaohs was a civilization without cities is being upended by new discoveries south of Luxor.
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Highlights from the Israel Antiquities Authority: The Dead Sea Scrolls and 5,000 Years of TreasuresFine Arts Museums of San Francisco Highlights from the Israel Antiquities Authority: The Dead Sea Scrolls and 5,000 Years of Treasures, at the Legion of Honor from February 9 to August 10, 2008, will include rotating examples of the rare and precious Dead Sea Scroll fragments in addition to artifacts spanning over 5000 years, from the Chalcolithic Age (4,000 B.C.) to the Fatimid Period (11th century A.D.). The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history. They were uncovered by Bedouin herders and excavated by archaeologists in caves along the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. Fragments of the scrolls were pieced together to form more than 800 documents, many of them Biblical and Apocryphal manuscripts. All of the treasures on view are on loan from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), and most have never been seen outside of Israel.
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Grants and EndowmentsArchaeology department co-founder named to newly endowed professorship
AwardsSeventh Annual Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize
AnnouncementsChanging of the Guard at the AIA
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