Biblical Archaeology News & Opinion
There is so much news in the world of Biblical archaeology and the Holy Land, it is hard to keep up! That is why we offer the latest news from the lands of the Bible that will interest you the most.
Egypt’s Amb. to Serbia Receives Zahi Hawass
Egyptian Ambassador to Serbia Amr Aljowaily held a ceremony to receive Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass on Sunday. The ceremony was attended by many politicians and artists and media representatives. Dr. Hawass visited the National Museum of Serbia and expressed his admiration for the museum’s holdings which show Serbian history. Hawass has recorded numerous television and press ...
Professor Reveals Facts about Ancient Egyptians Worshiping Animals
Dr. Ahmed Budran, a professor of ancient Egyptian antiquities at Cairo University, said that the ancient Egyptians did not worship animals, but they revered certain qualities in animals such as courage, intelligence, strength and tenderness. Badran said that ancient Egyptians did not sanctify all kinds of animals, but the choice was ...
Supreme Council of Antiquities Thanks Aboul Enein Over Saqqara Discovery
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, expressed appreciation for the efforts of prominent businessman Mohamed Aboul Enein, the chairman of the Egyptian-European Business Council in sponsoring the archaeological discovery in Saqqara. Dr. Waziri also thanked Sada ElBalad satellite channel for organizing this major event. ...
Anani Celebrates Int’l Children’s Day at Tahrir Museum
Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani participated in the celebration of the International Children’s Day at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir in the presence of the Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Waly, and Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Cantini. This comes within the framework of declaring 2019 as the year of education in ...
Peru Tourism Min. Visits Giza Pyramids
Peru Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism and his accompanying delegation visited Giza Pyramids earlier today Thursday. They were received by Director General of the Pyramid Antiquities Region Ashraf Mohiuddin, who took them in a tour to explore the archaeological site. The tour started by visiting King Khufu and Khafre ...
Antiquities Min. Inspects Kafr El-Sheikh Museum
Minister of Antiquities Dr. Khaled Al-Anani went to Kafr El-Sheikh to inspect the developments in Kafr El-Sheikh Museum, which is scheduled to be opened in the first half of 2020. The tour was attended by Ismail Abdel-Hamid Taha, Governor of Kafr El-Sheikh and members of the governorate MPs. It was ...
Hawass: Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Death Will Be Revealed in 2020
Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass gave a lecture on Egyptian antiquities in the Republic of Serbia, in the presence of Egyptian Ambassador Amr El-Goueili and former Ambassador of Serbia to Egypt. In this lecture, attended by a thousand people, Hawass talked about the new discoveries of Ministry of Antiquities, the ...
Massive Mamluk destruction found at Crusader castle in Israel
Debris layer discovered at Montfort Castle in the northern Galilee is first evidence of Sultan Baybars' Muslim campaign in 1266, archaeologists sayThis post appeared first at https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-massive-mamluk-destruction-found-at-crusader-castle-in-israel-1.8180395
BAS: 10 Great Biblical Artifacts at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem
There are a number of artifacts related to Biblical archaeology in museums across the world. One of these museums is the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Located in Jerusalem’s Givat Ram neighborhood, the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem houses one of the world’s most important collections of Biblical artifacts. The collection was ...
BAS: Left-Handed People in the Bible
Were the warriors from the tribe of Benjamin left-handed by nature or nurture? The Hebrew Bible mentions left-handed people on three occasions: the story of Ehud’s assassination of the Moabite king (Judges 3:12–30), the 700 Benjamites who could use the sling with deadly accuracy (Judges 20:16) and the two-dozen ambidextrous warriors who came ...