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GIS in Archaeology
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology is quickly changing the way archaeologists record where excavated artifacts are found on their digs.

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Hezekiah's Tunnel plan

Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revisited
Our article explaining how the two teams of tunnelers, digging the sinuous path of Hezekiah’s Tunnel from opposite ends, managed to connect (“Sound Proof: How Hezekiah’s Tunnelers Met,” September/October 2008) produced many interesting reader responses.

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Messiah Son of Joseph
Noted Biblical scholar Israel Knohl’s article “The Messiah Son of Joseph” generated a great deal of interest and responses. Among them was a letter from Ronald Hendel, whose comments and Professor Knohl’s response are featured here.

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In the Valley of Elah
A new excavation in the hills of ancient Judah has revealed an amazing discovery: a fortified city dating to King David’s reign. View photos from the Khirbet Qeiyafa excavations, and read about the other exciting finds that have been uncovered there.

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Lucas Schulte

Scholarship Winner Essays
Every summer, people of all ages and from all walks of life volunteer to participate on archaeological digs throughout Israel, Jordan and other parts of the Mediterranean world. We share the dig experiences of three such volunteers, all of whom were selected as 2008 BAS Dig Scholarship winners.

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Medicine in the Ancient World

Medicine in the Ancient World
What exactly did ancient cultures do to combat disease and injury, and did these methods have any real basis in science as we know it today? The answers may surprise you.

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Where Jesus Walked

Where Jesus Walked

Hear from the excavators who are bringing the Gospels to life with startling discoveries.

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EXPLORING JORDAN: THE OTHER BIBLICAL LAND

Other than Israel, no country has as many Biblical sites and associations as Jordan.

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BAR Voices

Dorothy D. Resig

BAR—The Next Generation

Craig A. Evans

Breaking the Trend of Biblical “Breaking News”

Oded Borowski

The Value of Experience

Robin Gallaher Branch

A First-Hand Report from the 2008 International Society of Biblical Literature Meeting

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Exploring Jordan: The Other Biblical Land

Island Jewels: Understanding Ancient Cyprus and Crete

The Olympic Games: How They All Began

The Dead Sea Scrolls—What They Really Say

The Burial of Jesus

Real or Fake? Forgery Conference Report

News

Forgery Trial to Continue Despite Judge’s Suggestion

Ancient Burials Recovered During House Construction in Turkey

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GIS in Archaeology

In the Valley of Elah

Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revisited

The Messiah Son of Joseph

Scholarship Winner Essays

Medicine in the Ancient World

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The Bible's Buried Secrets

The Bible’s Buried Secrets

Two-hour NOVA special

Reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson

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Online Exclusives

Ehud Netzer

Herod’s Tomb Found

Thirty-five years after he first began excavating the site of Herodium, archaeologist Ehud Netzer, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has finally found what he’s been looking for—the tomb of Herod the Great, the murderous king who ruled Judea on behalf of Rome from 37 to 4 B.C.

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Debates

Scholars Debate “Jezebel” Seal

Does the seal belong to the notorious wicked Phoenician queen Jezebel?

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Artifacts from the Land of the Golden Fleece

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January/February 2009 Contents

Digs Go Digital

Newly Discovered: A Fortified City from King David’s Time

By Hershel Shanks

A New Reconstruction of Paul’s Prison

By Ehud Netzer

The Trowel vs. the Text

By Nadav Na’aman

Twins: A Dangerous Pregnancy

By Tallay Ornan

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By Dorothy D. Resig

BAR—The Next Generation

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Biblical Views

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Breaking the Trend of Biblical “Breaking News”

Archaeological Views

By Oded Borowski

The Value of Experience

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Itching to Sojourn in Tiberias

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