archaeology
In church remains, German archaeologists discover the truth of ‘Atlantis of the North Sea’
By David I. Klein — June 22, 2023
(RNS) — After a century, a legendary North Frisian city that has lived in church sermons, chronicles and art across the region for six centuries has been found.
First known depictions of biblical heroines Jael and Deborah uncovered in Israel
By Kathryn Post — July 13, 2022
(RNS) — A rendering of one figure driving a peg through the head of another initially led the team to identify the figures.
Earliest mention of ‘Yahweh’ found in archaeological dump
By Jerry Pattengale — March 26, 2022
(RNS) — The artifact, less than 1 inch in length and width, and known as a curse tablet, may spur renewed debate on the dating of biblical events, especially those told in the Book of Exodus.
Remnant of one of the oldest Black churches in US is unveiled in Virginia
By Adelle M. Banks — October 7, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We always hoped this is what we’d find,’ an archaeology director said. ‘Now we can move forward to better understand the footprint of the building.’
‘Wisdom gushing out of him’: A remembrance of Robert E. Cooley
By Jerry Pattengale — April 1, 2021
(RNS) — Cooley, former president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, died Thursday (April 1) at age 91.
By Sea of Galilee, archaeologists find ruins of early mosque
By Ilan Ben Zion — January 30, 2021
TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) — The mosque's foundations, excavated just south of the Sea of Galilee, point to its construction roughly a generation after the death of the Prophet Mohammad.
Israeli archaeologists discover signs of religion in 9,000-year-old city near Jerusalem
By Bob Smietana — July 19, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — The Israel Antiquities Authority said 2,000 to 3,000 people lived in the ancient city, 'one of the largest of its kind in the region.' This is the first time a prehistoric settlement from this time period has been discovered in central Israel.
India’s Hindu prime minister touts hometown’s Buddhist links as vote nears
By Priyadarshini Sen — April 11, 2019
VADNAGAR, India (RNS) — Is Indian Prime Minister Modi's interest in Buddhist antiquities genuine, or just a play for votes among his country's dispossessed?
Seals of Hezekiah, Isaiah focus attention on Herbert W. Armstrong offshoot
By Mark A. Kellner — November 7, 2018
(RNS) — Two tiny clay seals attributed to King Hezekiah of Judah and an Isaiah who could be the biblical prophet have drawn global notice this year — and raised the visibility of a tiny American church involved in their discovery.
Archaeologists say rebuilding Jonah’s mosque should wait
By Gilgamesh Nabeel — November 3, 2017
(RNS) — Now that ISIS has been driven from Mosul in Iraq, Muslim traditionalists say it is imperative to start reconstructing the Mosque of the Prophet Jonah, which had marked the site since the 12th century, along with the ruins of a seventh-century Christian church.
Is this unearthed fishing village the birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles?
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 7, 2017
(RNS) — For decades archaeologists have searched for the fishing village where apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip lived.
Despite smuggled antiquities purchase, some say criticism of Bible museum is unfair
By Menachem Wecker — August 3, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Questionable artifacts haven't cast doubt on the reputations of other museums and institutions in the same way as occurred after the Museum of the Bible's acquisition of thousands of items from Iraq in a sale that was 'fraught with red flags.'
‘Never forget’: New ‘Nova’ episode highlights secret Jewish escape
By Kimberly Winston — April 13, 2017
(RNS) It was called 'The Jewish Alcatraz,' but on the last night of Passover in 1944, 80 prisoners dug themselves out.
Scholars say papyrus mentioning Jerusalem-based kingdom may be fake
By Yonat Shimron — October 31, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Some scholars question the document's provenance.
Site where Romans breached Jerusalem walls is pinpointed
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 21, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) Dozens of catapults and stones were found which archaeologists say were used by the Romans, led by Titus, against the Jewish guards defending a wall of the Second Temple.
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