Do We Still Need Biblical Archaeology?

That is a question we have addressed in our book The Future of Biblical Archaeology ( a work we published just before James Hoffmeier’s volume came out). Before we place our answer here, we would like to discuss some points made in this fine article- Why Biblical Archaeology Still Matters Biblical archaeology is not a

Figurines or Goddesses???

One of our pet peeves is how archaeologists view ancient clay figurines. Almost to a man, they consider these figurines images of some type of goddess. We are not worried about the age of the examples we are about to publish here at this time. What concerns us is the opinion of the many archaeologists

Our Extra-Biblical Evidence Series

Over the past couple of months, we have been publishing a series on the extra-biblical evidence that exists for biblical figures, locations, and events. For those interested in this topic, we will place the title with the link included below. The series is still ongoing, and a few more topics will be added as we

Sakya Monastery Library

When we first saw the headline and read the following article, we were a bit skeptical. Our skepticism was due to the source of the information- Archaeology World on Facebook. Our skepticism motivated us to do some further inquiries: A Library Discovered Behind a Wall in the Sakya Monastery Has 84,000 Unread Manuscripts! In 2003,

Undeciphered Scripts

We thought we had written on this topic before on this website, but it seems that despite our search efforts, we have not. We may have used the wrong search term or included the topic under another title. In the world of archaeology, archaeologists come face to face with languages or what they think are

The Religion of Peace

It would be unfair to generalize and call all Muslims assassins and radicals. Yet, it is the small group of modern radicals that gives the majority of Muslims a bad reputation. Their work of killing infidels overshadows any other work Muslims commit. The radicals are not limited to just the modern age. They have a

Some Discoveries To Know About 2

#1. Rich medieval Christians bought graves ‘closer to God’ despite leprosy stigma, archaeologists find Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the higher the price. Researchers used these gravesites to investigate social exclusion based on illness, by studying whether people with leprosy—a highly

The Minoans & North America

This is our final article on this topic at this time. It is essentially part three, investigating Minoan presence and possible mining activities in Upper North America. Over the past few days, we have gotten a clearer picture of the idea that the Minoans were, in fact, on this continent. What leads to this idea

Book Update

Our books are now available on bookshop.org. You can go to theoarch website and select the book title you want to read. Those books that have been published as print-on-demand books are available as well. Even though there has been a cost price rise, we have not raised prices on those books.

Ancient Aliens & Archaeology

This will be the last of this series for now. But it is only fair to take a look at the movie that started all this nonsense about ancient aliens interacting with ancient humans. The move, The Chariot of Gods‘, was one of the suggestions on our YouTube feed, and if you want to watch