Archaeology > Sites

Ashkelon

• Ashkelon Excavations - website of the Leon Levy expedition

Beth-Shean

• Four Thousand Years of History at Tel Beth-Shean: An Account of the Renewed Expeditions - by Amihai Mazar, Biblical Archaeologist 60.1 (1997) 62–76

El-Ahwat

• El-Ahwat Excavation Project: A 'Sea Peoples' Fortified Site in Israel - Haifa University Department of Archaeology

Ekron/Tel Miqne

• New Philistine Finds at Tel Miqne-Ekron - by Seymour Gitin, Biblical Archaeologist 59.1 (1996) 70

Gath

• Excavating Philistine Gath: Have We Found Goliath's Hometown? - by Aren M. Maier and Carl S. Ehrlich, Biblical Archaeology Review (November/December 2001)
• Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project - official website of the ongoing dig, maintained by Aren Maier

Hazor

• Hatzor - unsigned Jewish Virtual Library article
• Hazor - unsigned BibArch article
• Hazor - information page at BiblePlaces.com
• The Tel Hazor Excavations Project

Jerusalem

• Afirman haber hallado el palacio del rey David - La Nacion; translation of the New York Times article by Steven Erlanger
• Biblical Jerusalem - by F. F. Bruce, University of Leeds Review 5 (1957) 290–299
• Excavations on the Hill of Ophel, Jerusalem, 1923–1925
• King David's Palace is Found, Archaeologist Says - by Steven Erlanger, New York Times (August 5, 2005)
• PA rejects discovery of King David's palace - by "editorial staff," Jerusalem Newswire (August 9, 2005)
• Polémica: dicen que hallaron restos del palacio del Rey David - Clarín; translation of the New York Times article by Steven Erlanger
• The Jerusalem Archaeological Park - extensive timeline with photographs and archaeological data (some functions not available in all browsers)
• The System of Rock-Cut Tunnels Near Gihon in Jerusalem Reconsidered - by Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron, Revue Biblique 107.1 (2000); abstract

Jordan

• Archaeology in Jordan - by Stephen H. Savage, Kurt Zamora, and Donald R. Keller, American Journal of Archaeology 105.3 (July 2001) 427–461

Lachish

• Lachish - BibArch article
• Lachish - BiblePlaces.com page (some text; nice photographs)
• Lachish: Royal City of the Kingdom of Judah - Jewish Virtual Library article

Megiddo

• Megiddo Expedition - conducted by The Institute of Archaeology of‹Tel Aviv University with Pennsylvania State University as the senior affiliate

Mt. Ebal

• Mt. 'Ebal: The Real Story - excavation/survey report by Adam Zertal

Nahal Tillah

• UCSD Nahal Tillah Project

Palestine Exploration Fund Projects

• Palestine Exploration Fund, 1911 - featuring excavations at Rabbath Ammon, Ain Shems, and Petra

Qumran

• Galor, Katharina, Jean-Baptiste Humbert and Jürgen Zangenberg, eds., Qumran, The Site of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeological Interpretations and Debates (Proceedings of a Conference held at Brown University, November 17-19, 2002) (Brill, 2006) - reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)

Reuben

• Excavating the Tribe of Reuben - by Larry G. Herr and Douglas R. Clark, Biblical Archaeology Review (March/April 2001)

Samaria

• Shomron (Samaria): Collection of Links - maintained by Alexander Kaplunovsky

Taanach

• Taanach - by Siegfried Kreuzer, Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000) 1268–1269

Tall al-'Umayri

• Excavating the Tribe of Reuben - by Larry G. Herr and Douglas R. Clark, Biblical Archaeology Review (March/April 2001)

Tel Dor

• Archaeology of King Solomon's Harbor, Tel Dor, Israel - by Andrew Stewart, Archaeology Research Facility Newsletter 1.1 (1993)
• Cornell Tel Dor Excavations - site information, bibliography, photographs, and other resources

Tell en-Nasbeh

• The Tell en-Nasbeh Research Project - biblical Mizpah; site information, maps, photographs, video clips, and other resources

Terqa/Tell Ashara

• Terqa and the Kingdom of Khana - by Mark Chavalas, Biblical Archaeologist 59.2 (1996) 90–103

Ur

• Where Was Abraham's Ur? - by Alan R. Millard, Biblical Archaeology Review (May-June 2001)

Wilderness of Zin

• The Wilderness of Zin

Book Reviews

• Küchler, Max, Jerusalem: Ein Handbuch und Studienreisführer zur Heiligen Stadt (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006) - reviewed by Gabriele Fassbeck, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Levine, Lee I., Jerusalem: Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period (538 B.C.E.-70 C. E.) (Jewish Publication Society, 2002) - reviewed by Daniel Gurtner, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Stager, Lawrence E., Joseph A. Greene and Michael D. Coogan, eds. The Archaeology of Jordan and Beyond: Essays in Honor of James A. Sauer (Eisenbrauns, 2000) - reviewed by Enzo Ferrara, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
• Vaughn, Andrew G. and Ann E. Killebrew, eds., Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology: The First Temple Period (SBL, 2003) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (June 2005)
• Wilson, Stephen G. and Michel Desjardins, eds. Text and Artifact in the Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity: Essays in Honour of Peter Richardson (Laurier, 2000) - reviewed by Dennis C. Stoutenberg, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)